Thank you for "Sea of Tranquility" Rec

[Anonymous]

I read it quickly and loved it!

[Anonymous]

Glad you liked it. I thought it was just ok, not nearly as good as Station Eleven (which I absolutely loved). I think the premise was very interesting, but it should’ve been fleshed out more, and there should’ve been more about why the main character made the decision that he made (trying not to have a spoiler here).

[Anonymous]

Not sure if I was the one to recommend it… maybe! It’s one I recommend often. I love the way she writes. I actually liked SEA better than station eleven.

[Anonymous]

I’m the OP, I could barely make it through Station 11 but loved Sea. I actually really liked how the book didn’t flesh out the characters much (rare for me). I’m going to read Glass Hotel next.

[Anonymous]

Huh, interesting. I just finished this and was really disappointed by it-- thought it was more of a sketch of a story than a fully realized and fleshed out novel. I was surprised by this, given the strength of her plotting and writing in "Station Eleven" and "The Glass Hotel."

As another PP noted, a major character's choice was completely inexplicable to me, and after that point, I went from not being sure about the narrative to just full on doubting it. I also found the amount of time with the self-insert/auto-fictiony character kind of excessive and by far the least interesting part of the narrative. And finally, the explanation for what was going on just...fell so flat. (And could be seen coming from a mile away.) I think authors have to be very careful about plotting a time travel narrative, and I felt that there was several holes and issues with this one.

It's a real shame to me given that it does pull all three books together, but to me, it's the weakest one by far. I loved her other work and am not sure what happened with this one.

[Anonymous]

I just finished this and HATED IT, but it’s not the style of book I like at all. I hate it. Barely finished it.

[Anonymous]

Well this thread is not very definitive! I liked Station Eleven in terms of writing and story but I do not like dystopia + kids. At all.

Is sea of tranquility dystopia?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well this thread is not very definitive! I liked Station Eleven in terms of writing and story but I do not like dystopia + kids. At all.

Is sea of tranquility dystopia?

Yes, I’m getting a real love-it-or-hate-it vibe. 😂

Personally, I loved it. Much for than Station Eleven, and somewhat more than Glass House.

Parts of it take place in the future, but I would not call it dystopian because it’s not about major societal injustice. And no, it does not involve kids. (It’s nothing like the Hunger Games trilogy, if that’s what you’re asking …. )

[Anonymous]

It is not dystopia. It’s sci fi/speculative fiction, and it’s not about children or YA in any real respect.

[Anonymous]

Station Eleven is one of my all time favorite books. I think if you like Station 11 you are less likely to like Glass Hotel and Sea of Tranquility and vise versa.

[Anonymous]

I think you’re right. Also, given how much of Sea of Tranquility was just a rehash of The Glas Hotel, with very little new material or insight, I think that I may have enjoyed it more if I hadn’t just re-read Glass Hotel.