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From: Titus G <noone@nowhere.com>
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Subject: Re: Sea of Tranquility, Emily St John Mandel.
Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2025 17:22:14 +1200
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On 6/06/25 13:02, Tony Nance wrote:
> On 6/4/25 1:32 AM, Titus G wrote:
>> Sea of Tranquility, Emily St John Mandel.
>>
>> My first impression was that this would be a pleasant three star pot
>> boiler as the writing style and content appeared simple and straight
>> forward and I had no idea what to expect as I had read nothing about it
>> prior to beginning to read. However, after about half way, the plot soon
>> became more complicated and a solid four stars resulted. It is a story
>> from the perspective of a new employee of the government agency having
>> the only time travel machine and their failure to follow rules resulting
>> in the question of whether reality is a simulation.
>> The structure is the same as David Mitchell's Cloud Atlas with four
>> layers written by the same person in the same style instead of six
>> written by different people in different styles so it is a lot simpler,
>> a lot shorter but still fascinating. Highly recommended.
>>
> 
> Thank you for this. Isfdb indicates this is the second entry in the
> Caiette series. Have you read the first one? (The Glass Hotel)
> 
> 
> Tony

No. That was the first of hers that I have read. It was recommended by
one of my favourite authors, (I can't remember who), on Fantastic
Fiction. I now want to read The Glass Hotel and Station Eleven which has
also been nominated for awards. A look at the brief outline at Fantastic
Fiction doesn't suggest that The Glass Hotel is related to Sea of
Tranquillity, (now spelt correctly), which I think I would also like to
reread soon even though there will be no surprises.