Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

The Deep by Alma Katsu

2 reviews

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I thought this was very interesting, and I like the supernatural being woven into real events. I did feel like some of the language was a little repetitive, like there were an enormous about of metaphors about the sea and ice and fire, which makes sense. Those things are thematic, but it was a slight bit overboard. Would read this author again, though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Infidelity, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Mental illness

Moderate: Abortion, Addiction, Alcohol, Classism, Pregnancy, Bullying, Religious bigotry, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Abandonment, Sexual content, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, and Self harm

Minor: Blood, Body horror, Confinement, and Medical content

blewballoon's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

User kellate summed it up in my opinion by saying "All of this over some milquetoast man??????" So many unlikable characters making nonsensical decisions.

The main plot is essentially three women doing way too much (leaving their entire life behind, murder, suicide, offering their infant child to a sea god??) for a man who is average at best and a selfish gambler at worst.

I was really excited for a ghost story on the Titanic and this is so very far from what I wanted. Even the gay boxer plotline wasn't done well enough to save it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Death, Grief, Infertility, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Sexual content, Addiction, Misogyny, Classism, Vomit, Drug abuse, Drug use, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexism