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The Deep by Rivers Solomon

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jessicabrooke321's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

emedaydreams's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

ironfang's review against another edition

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3.0

I didn’t mesh super well with the pacing personally, though I did find that the second half of the book picked up for me. Yetu’s experiences with the memory of grief and trangenerational trauma through the lens of mercreature existence was interesting, as were similar experiences with supporting characters.

Despite not clicking with the writing style 100% this is a hauntingly written book and I would recommend it if the premise of it speaks to you! Super strong concept that I felt the writing did not completely deliver on at times.

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4.0

4.75 stars

onabug612's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

5.0

vermilionred's review against another edition

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4.0

Very comforting in some ways. I think the ocean is just comforting to imagine being wrapped in and interconnected with. Kinda reminds me of Deep Wizardry by Diane Duane, except, you know, for adults. Maybe it's just the idea of whales and a magic heart of the sea. Either way, it was good.