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3.36 AVERAGE
3.36 AVERAGE
A chilling account of a man’s attempt to keep his grip on sanity. The events of this book are truly harrowing.
On a side note, this book broke my heart on p. 346. Why must all good dogs die?
On a side note, this book broke my heart on p. 346. Why must all good dogs die?
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
It started to bore me. The descriptions of what was going on was no longer interesting to me
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
My mother always said that if you don't have anything nice to say, then don't say anything at all.
However, the body horror descriptions were good.
However, the body horror descriptions were good.
It started out okay and started to get good… but there was just way too much going on for any one theme to be developed meaningfully. Grief and memory loss and child sexual abuse and child loss and childhood nightmares and PTSD and sociopathy and insanity. At the end I was reminded that going in, this was about fatherhood, sort of, but the story lacks a root in parenthood fears, so the childhood imagery and main character’s regrets as a father fall flatter and flatter with every invocation.
The Deep succeeds in developing a compelling setting for horror and has a few genuine scares, but tries way too hard to be speculative and psychological while failing to genuinely understand those elements. Everything from the language to the dialogue to the horror tropes felt desperate, absolutely desperate, to be Stephen King. I noticed dozens of stylistic mimics of King, so while the plot and concept were unique, the language felt manufactured. The horror was set up and delivered and especially the way the characters were characterized was formulaic. One thing I noticed was Cutter’s recycling of certain adjectives—feathered, cantilevered, and a few others. It gave me the impression he has a limited supply of language and the metaphors he is serving are stale
The Deep succeeds in developing a compelling setting for horror and has a few genuine scares, but tries way too hard to be speculative and psychological while failing to genuinely understand those elements. Everything from the language to the dialogue to the horror tropes felt desperate, absolutely desperate, to be Stephen King. I noticed dozens of stylistic mimics of King, so while the plot and concept were unique, the language felt manufactured. The horror was set up and delivered and especially the way the characters were characterized was formulaic. One thing I noticed was Cutter’s recycling of certain adjectives—feathered, cantilevered, and a few others. It gave me the impression he has a limited supply of language and the metaphors he is serving are stale
dark
tense
medium-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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death
Minor: Incest
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
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:
Complicated