The Glass Hotel

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Call Number: Fiction / Mandel, Emily, Adult Book / Fiction / General / Mandel, Emily St. John
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Westgate Branch

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"From the award-winning author of Station Eleven, a captivating novel of money, beauty, white-collar crime, ghosts, and moral compromise in which a woman disappears from a container ship off the coast of Mauritania and a massive Ponzi scheme implodes in New York, dragging countless fortunes with it"-- Provided by publisher.
Vincent is a bartender at the Hotel Caiette, a five-star glass and cedar palace on an island in British Columbia. Jonathan Alkaitis works in finance and owns the hotel. When he passes her his card with a tip, it's the beginning of their life together. That same day, Vincent's half-brother, Paul, scrawls a note on the windowed wall of the hotel: "Why don't you swallow broken glass." Leon Prevant, a shipping executive for a company called Neptune-Avramidis, sees the note from the hotel bar and is shaken to his core. Thirteen years later Vincent mysteriously disappears from the deck of a Neptune-Avramidis ship. Their lives paint a picture of greed and guilt, fantasy and delusion, art and the ghosts of our pasts. -- adapted from jacket

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The Glass Hotel submitted by srussel on June 29, 2020, 7:37pm Amazing. I wasn't sure if I would like it as much as her other book, but it was really good and kept me thinking long after I finished it

Loved how it all came together submitted by AGAPHD on June 29, 2020, 10:26pm I really enjoyed this. Beautifully written and interesting to see how all the threads came together.

Intensely Conceived, Philosophically Insightful submitted by sVfGI7Glt2pz7GZgVB90 on July 6, 2020, 1:52am
A narrative about crisis, endurance and the search for meaning in life,

There are two interconnecting but apparently separate events – the failure of a vast Ponzi scheme, and the bizarre disappearance of a woman from a ship at sea.

Haunting submitted by kirterry on August 8, 2020, 9:19pm I didn't find the themes of this book as appealing as those of Station Eleven, but I really enjoy Mandel's writing and how she gradually reveals the connections between characters.

Loved this. submitted by leahkarr on August 5, 2022, 12:18am A book published by my favorite author was one of a few highlights of 2020.
I enjoyed the mystery, the setting and the ease of reading this book

awesome book submitted by laurenalysse on July 25, 2023, 10:04am Another masterpiece by Emily St John Mandel. I loved the intertwining stories. The imagery of the hotel itself was particularly perfect as someone who has visited vancouver island.

Love these books submitted by pinkflamingo on July 10, 2024, 9:33am This was a beautiful read, great when read in conjunction with Station Eleven and Sea of Tranquility, but would also be satisfying to read as a stand-alone book!

Beautiful story submitted by Jane Lloyd on August 10, 2024, 9:21pm I wasn’t sure if I would like this when I read the synopsis. Hard to even tell what it would be be about. But I’m so glad I started it anyway because it’s one of my favorites this summer. The story comes together in such unexpected ways, with themes of the ways honest people still delude themselves sometimes to make things better for themselves.