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The Deep by Nick Cutter

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amaltheax's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I know many people love this book and it is often recommended in horror groups, but it was just not the book for me. It is decently written but I found myself getting bored with a lot of the character's introspection and flashbacks. I was also expecting a creature feature-type book but this is really a more body-horror-style book which is just not my cup of tea and isn't something that generally tends to scare me. Ultimately, I did finish the book as I wanted to see where it was going, but overall left me disappointed and I didn't really like the ending.

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fuathling's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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bug23's review against another edition

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challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

5.0

I found myself disturbed. I felt a sense of familiarity in this story. But I’m the best way. It was graphic, very graphic. The only part that really bothered me was the top trigger warning. The pacing worked really well for me and I read it in a day or two. I really enjoyed this and I think this has landed close to the top of my tops books.

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rooothy69's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

4.25

I read The Troop by Nick Cutter (Craig Davidson) about a year ago and absolutely adored it. I wanted to read more by him and I recently heard The Deep was good so I decided to pick up that one next.
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.

I must write some of the lines that will haunt me in such a beautiful way:
"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.

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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.

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danimacuk's review against another edition

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dark mysterious 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

5.0

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jesshorn10's review against another edition

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5.0

This book was so good! The way the author built tension throughout the story was very well done, and there were lots of scenes that genuinely creeped me out. The twists were unexpected, and the imagery was horrifying at times. Parts of the story reminded me of IT and The Shining in the best possible ways. I loved this!

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