Sea of Tranquility

STATION ELEVEN was such an immense breath of fresh air that I vowed to read all future works by Mandel. Unfortunately, two books later, I've mostly been disappointed. SEA OF TRANQUILITY sounded interesting at least, but it was unable to deliver for me. I've read a few pandemic novels now, as well as a couple Cloud Atlas-esque multiple timelines books, and already they're starting to get old. At least this puts somewhat of a twist to it with the addition of time travel- but in the end, it's mostly a story I've seen and read before.

Reads like a light mystery, with some pandemic musings and very plot-driven. I found the characters to be thin, the themes to be overdone, and the ending unsatisfying.