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szyca's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Gore, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Self harm, Torture, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Violence, Gaslighting, Incest, Mental illness, and Pandemic/Epidemic
fictionaladventures's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Gore, and Blood
luf100's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The ending was a little weird, but not totally out of left field. I thought it was satisfying and creepy and I’ll definitely be thinking about it for days to come.
Graphic: Body horror, Animal death, Death, and Gore
Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, and Animal cruelty
If you're claustrophobic, don't read this.switt713's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.75
Graphic: Body horror and Gore
Moderate: Death, Incest, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault
g_xandra's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Gore, Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Body horror, Suicide attempt, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Animal death
rooothy69's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.25
My first remark about the book is that it's nothing like The Troop. Cutter does an amazing job of subverting expectations with this book. I could really not guess what would come next or how it would end. And one thing that remained constant between the two novels I've read of his, he loves finding humanity in the worst places. He truly understands relationships and the strain on them especially under the harshest circumstances. Cutter understands that as people experience inhumane events the more they seek out companionship.
That's why the most touching part of The Deep, the scene that will stick with me the most is the LB scene. A warning, do NOT read this book if you uncomfortable with violence against animals.
"Luke hugged her so, so tight. He wanted LB to remember his touch. The warmth and love that radiated from his whole body, coupled with the sadness that she was being ripped away from him. He wanted her to take that one physical memory with her wherever she was going. The imprint of his hands on her. He wished it to be a reminder that she was a good creature, and loved, and that there were places on the continuum where love and kindness still existed, even if she did not share that world presently. She did not deserve this. But things happened. They happened."
This paragraph is one of my favorite sad paragraphs ever written. And this is an excellent example of how Cutter finds humanity in the abhorrent and rips it away from you. He built up so much of the story with LB and used her as an emotional refuge, one that Luke always sought solace in. And then she goes through the hole. I think what makes this even sadder is the fact that you're not expecting such emotion in a horror novel, and because it is so shocking that amplifies the sadness even more.
There is a lot of exposition revealed through flashbacks, which I am not usually a fan of, especially when there are gratuitous amounts of it. Although this book did rely on flashbacks for a reason, I still thought there was still a little too much.
Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Mental illness, Confinement, Gore, and Violence
dezaraemd's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Animal cruelty, Death, Body horror, Gore, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Animal death, and Cursing
Moderate: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Blood, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Sexual content, Abandonment, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Incest, and Kidnapping
pages_for_holly's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, and Animal cruelty
Moderate: Sexual assault and Fatphobia
e_gracereads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Animal death, Death, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Suicide, Emotional abuse, Gore, Child abuse, Murder, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail
danimacuk's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Death, Violence, Body horror, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis