Reviews tagging 'Death'

Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield

360 reviews

pheenic's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Death of parent

maggieae's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

2.75

A slow burn with beautifully written prose. Truly a unique story and unlike anything I've read before. More of an exploration of grief in a horror setting than an actual horror novel. Leah's climactic submarine scene was really gripping.

It did take me a long time to finish such a short book. It was boring in parts and overly detailed. Miri is a cold and distant narrator, which makes it hard to connect with the characters and share in their grief.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror

Minor: Death and Death of parent

kenrya's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, and Gaslighting

shadowspinner's review against another edition

mysterious sad tense slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death, and Terminal illness

Minor: Death of parent

junglejelly's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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

3.75

This book starts off strong with even a solid middle but I felt the ending was a bit lacklustre. I wasn't expecting to have a climatic ending but it just lacked something.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

asg20's review against another edition

mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body horror, Death, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

melodyb's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Death and Grief

starryeyed13's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

• 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror and Death

lakeofstars's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad slow-paced

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

4.0

i feel like i need to lie face down in a pool of water and never resurface

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Death, and Death of parent

mikaylachavez's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Grief