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breazatoth's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
"I think that the thing about losing someone isn't the loss but the absence of afterward. D'you know what I mean? The endlessness of that."
a haunting and aching look at the loss through the themes of horror of the unknown and what we become in the face of it. astounding, heartbreaking, i have no words.
a haunting and aching look at the loss through the themes of horror of the unknown and what we become in the face of it. astounding, heartbreaking, i have no words.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror and Grief
Moderate: Terminal illness, Death of parent, and Death
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders
bookishsapphicshay's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Body horror, and Grief
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Lesbophobia and Panic attacks/disorders
laurenelisewrites's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Haunting and delightfully melancholic. This is one was a slow burn for sure, specifically the middle portions, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. The writing was a MasterClass in vivid imagery, memory, and grief.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Death of parent, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Cursing
kitta's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
informative
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Oof this book. More of a feeling in words than a story, it’s about a woman who’s wife goes into a submarine for a deep sea mission and the submarine fails and she stays trapped underwater. Switching between the wives points of view Miri - discussing the aftermath of her wife’s return and Leah - describing the time underwater. Hints of magical realism, some descriptions of PTSD and trauma (I mean it’s traumatic begging stuck in a submarine so this is expected).
I enjoyed this a lot but I could see others not liking it. 4.5 stars only because (slight spoiler) why didn’t they ever go to the hospital!??
I enjoyed this a lot but I could see others not liking it. 4.5 stars only because (slight spoiler) why didn’t they ever go to the hospital!??
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Body horror
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