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The Glass Hotel

By: Emily St. John Mandel
Narrated by: Dylan Moore
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Publisher's Summary

The New York Times bestselling novel, from the author of Station Eleven.

Vincent is the beautiful bartender at the Hotel Caiette, a five-star glass-and cedar palace on the northernmost tip of Vancouver Island. New York financier Jonathan Alkaitis owns the hotel. When he passes Vincent his card with a tip, it’s the beginning of their life together. That same day, a hooded figure 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, just after a massive Ponzi scheme implodes in New York, Vincent mysteriously disappears from the deck of a Neptune-Avramidis ship.

Weaving together the lives of these characters, Emily St. John Mandel's The Glass Hotel moves between the ship, the towers of Manhattan, and the wilderness of remote British Columbia, painting a breathtaking picture of greed and guilt, fantasy and delusion, art and the ghosts of our pasts.

©2020 Emily St. John Mandel (P)2020 Macmillan Digital Audio

Critic Reviews

"Dylan Moore's cool, smooth narration carries listeners through this story of deception, betrayal, and the cost of guilt. Jonathan Alkaitis constructed the Ponzi scheme of the century, and the novel centers around the myriad ramifications of its collapse. Throughout the audiobook listeners are dropped into the minds of those who were drawn into his web as investors or as co-conspirators. Many are haunted, quite literally, by those impacted by their actions. This is a novel that drifts from one point of view to another, and Moore guides listeners through subtle shifts in tone and accent." (AudioFile, April 2020)

"A damn fine novel...haunting and evocative and immersive." (George R R Martin, author of A Game of Thrones)

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Meandering story

Lots of metaphors, the story is told through the eyes of multiple uninteresting characters. Would not recommend.

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intriguing and relaxing

Really enjoyed this book, it was full of drama but still peaceful. The narrator was great except for her awful Australian accent, which fortunately only appeared briefly.

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Stellar storytelling

One of the best books I've read/heard in a very long time. I enjoyed the flow of prose, language evocative and the narration was excellent. I can’t wait to hear more of this author.

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slow to start but ultimately absorbing

overall a great story once it comes together. Good performance but terrible with accents other than American (?) - made me cringe to hear the Scottish and Australian attempts!

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Boring Meandering Characterisation

I struggled find the joy, or draw of this book. It may be a nuance.

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Clever but not obscure

I love the way this author weaves storylines together and crafts her characters with so much empathy and insight.
Clever plot devices and motifs that make their points clearly but don't hit you over the head.
Enjoyable narration (although my one tiny grievance is that some of the accents miss the mark). Highly recommended.

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I recommend, worth a read/listen

I found the book captured my attention and flowed nicely. The storyline was interesting, although a few times I struggled to place old characters. I’m unsure what emotion it evoked in me and I’m left with a feeling of contemplation. The book was enjoyable and I’m intriguing in the author enough to want to try her other works.

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Excellent listen

After reading station 11 I had high expectations and this novel delivered. Great character development, loved the movement in time and perspective

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great read.

life, love and greed. Mandel's ability to share just the right amount of character is incredible. She paints the last 10 years in a way that makes you evaluate the people behind the big headlines in the paper.

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Boring

I tried I promise I tried. But I got so confused who was who and then didn’t care. Just wanted them all to eat glass.

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