339 reviews for:

Deep Water

Patricia Highsmith

3.62 AVERAGE

emilydg's review against another edition

5.0

dark tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

hcchilders's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

book_lover707's review against another edition

3.5

dark tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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American psycho but in 1950s suburbia. It did take me some time to get through, but it’s pretty different from anything I’ve read before and overall I liked it

araye007's review

4.75

dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

gillian_aftanas's review against another edition

2.75

dark tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Murder, Alcohol

Minor: Misogyny, Sexism

bookishbulletin's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

ellieklg's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

raadelma's review against another edition

3.0

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3,5 stars.

mibrahim07's review against another edition

3.5

dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

paradaisboi's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes