Shruti and Neha talk about Sea of Tranquility, the latest book from speculative fiction author Emily St. John Mandel. We dive into the differences between loneliness and solitude, past vs. present tense in fiction, time travel, the history of the simulation hypothesis, and much more!
Spoilers start at 15:53.
Shelf Discovery
The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
The New York Trilogy by Paul Auster
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