The Glass Hotel
by Emily St. John Mandel
Taste attributes: dramamysteryfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricateemotive & stirringself destruction/implosionsocial commentarycomplex relationship
Boxlist takeA fresh, smart novel, heavy rather than light. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.0 / 5
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About This Book
Vincent is a bartender at the Hotel Caiette, a five-star lodging on the northernmost tip of Vancouver Island. On the night she meets Jonathan Alkaitis, a hooded figure scrawls a message on the lobby's glass wall: Why don’t you swallow broken glass. High above Manhattan, a greater crime is committed: Alkaitis's billion-dollar business is really nothing more than a game of smoke and mirrors.
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- Author
- Emily St. John Mandel
- Published
- 2020
- Pages
- 328
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- Open Library
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