Reviews with content warning for Body horror - Our Wives Under The Sea

Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Our Wives Under The Sea by Julia Armfield

544 reviews

snackattackisback69's review

emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

4.0

The prose of this book was incredibly beautiful. There were definitely elements of horror but they were used primarily to convey the themes of the novel. The descriptions of being haunted by the ghost of what the characters relationship once was felt visceral. I did find it difficult at times to connect with the characters, especially Miri but the ending of the book still impacted me immensely.

Content Warnings

princemackerel's review

Go to review page

dark emotional mysterious sad

5.0

loved the themes and motifs and my favorite trope of "came back wrong"

Content Warnings

koyotekarlheinz's review

Go to review page

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

I still have a lot of unanswered question and I'll just have to accept that. But the book is great for what it is and I am glad that me and my friends picked it for a buddy read.

Content Warnings

frankyreadsbooks's review

Go to review page

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

5.0

The ending??? Hello?

I do feel kind of unsatisfied that we never got an adequate answer as to what the Center really was trying to research. What about the big ass eye at the bottom of the ocean that Leah escaped from? Why did she suddenly start turning into a sea creature? How would that even work? The book is not about all of that. I understand. This book is a story of loss in a sense and part strange fiction on my opinion - a genre I enjoy greatly. Plus I want to make the connection to the "Monstrous Feminine". A theory some might be familiar with. Pretty sure you could write academic articles about this novel.

...and on that note:

I NEED MORE OF THIS BOOK. I feel like if I read it again or talk about it more I will find many more world-building details I have missed on my first read.

Content Warnings