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sarasreading's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Beautifully written, quietly eerie, it's a tender introspection on loss and letting go, set in a loose horror framework. This was a short read but I know it's going to be in my head for a long time. I don't even have a lot of words for this right now. I have so many questions that will go unanswered, and I'm totally okay with that.
The prose is unassuming yet gorgeous. The first line had me right at the start:
The deep sea is a haunted house. A place in which things that ought not to exist move about in the darkness.
And then:
"The ocean is unstill," she says. "Further down than you think. All the way to the bottom, things move." She seldom talks this much or this fluently, legs crossed and gaze towards the window, the familiar slant of her expression, all her features slipping gently to the left.
Glad I picked this up! Although a warning, there is some body horror. Not gruesome, just strange.
The prose is unassuming yet gorgeous. The first line had me right at the start:
The deep sea is a haunted house. A place in which things that ought not to exist move about in the darkness.
And then:
"The ocean is unstill," she says. "Further down than you think. All the way to the bottom, things move." She seldom talks this much or this fluently, legs crossed and gaze towards the window, the familiar slant of her expression, all her features slipping gently to the left.
Glad I picked this up! Although a warning, there is some body horror. Not gruesome, just strange.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Cursing and Death of parent
laurenelisewrites's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Haunting and delightfully melancholic. This is one was a slow burn for sure, specifically the middle portions, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. The writing was a MasterClass in vivid imagery, memory, and grief.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Death of parent, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Cursing
aquariusisms's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Blood, Sexual content, Grief, Mental illness, Confinement, and Suicide
Minor: Alcohol, Animal death, Vomit, and Medical content
breadwitchery's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, and Grief
Moderate: Sexual content, Blood, and Death
Minor: Gore, Death of parent, Cursing, and Self harm
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