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3.36 AVERAGE
3.36 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death
“Good men die in wretched agony and bad men die happily in their beds. Creatures live and die never knowing love.”
Above the surface, a disease is causing people to forget and die from that forgetting.
Below, a new substance has been found that seems to be the ultimate panacea.
Luke has been sent below- intended to help keep his (estranged) genius scientist brother happy while he is attempting to turn the substance into a cure. However, things are Going Very Wrong below…
I loved the beginning of the book- the forgetting disease is horrifying on its own, but being sent deep under the water creates a claustrophobic alienating atmosphere perfect for a horror novel. So many scenes were vivid and skin crawling.
Unfortunately, though the story became like a weird hodge-podge of ideas being pieced together. The ending was a huge let down, so boring and rushed and worst of all, silly.
Above the surface, a disease is causing people to forget and die from that forgetting.
Below, a new substance has been found that seems to be the ultimate panacea.
Luke has been sent below- intended to help keep his (estranged) genius scientist brother happy while he is attempting to turn the substance into a cure. However, things are Going Very Wrong below…
I loved the beginning of the book- the forgetting disease is horrifying on its own, but being sent deep under the water creates a claustrophobic alienating atmosphere perfect for a horror novel. So many scenes were vivid and skin crawling.
Unfortunately, though the story became like a weird hodge-podge of ideas being pieced together. The ending was a huge let down, so boring and rushed and worst of all, silly.
I’m haunted by LB and the Tickle Trunk. I love how he finds a way to bring in past traumas into the current situation to build suspense and character development. Great audiobook narrator again!
Wow!
I read Nick Cutter's other book, The Troop, which I really liked. This October I decided to try The Deep, the concept appealed less to me, but I figured why not give it a try.
This book was amazing!
Cutter sets up a really interesting story framed against the global pandemic of a strange new disease. Quickly our characters descend down into the deepest part of Earth's ocean, and this is when the book gets really good.
Our main characters are likable, if a little stock character like. You have the distant scientist, the bad ass solider, our every man protagonist, a pet. But what really sells this story is the way their deep sea base becomes its own character.
Cutter manages to assign a deep malevolence to Trieste station, that is reminiscent of the Overlook in the Shining. His prose gives amazing creepy moments in so many different ways, both in flash backs to the past, and in weird things happening in the moment. Most impressively, Cutter manages to really sell how alien and unknown the deepest parts of the ocean are. He moves beyond just a sentient haunted house vibe, and instills eldritch horror that was super enjoyable.
Like The Troop, Cutter has some wonderfully grotesque body horror moments in the Deep, but they are used more sparingly, which helps make them more impactful when they do pop up.
Overall, this was easily my favorite of the five horror books I read this October
I read Nick Cutter's other book, The Troop, which I really liked. This October I decided to try The Deep, the concept appealed less to me, but I figured why not give it a try.
This book was amazing!
Cutter sets up a really interesting story framed against the global pandemic of a strange new disease. Quickly our characters descend down into the deepest part of Earth's ocean, and this is when the book gets really good.
Our main characters are likable, if a little stock character like. You have the distant scientist, the bad ass solider, our every man protagonist, a pet. But what really sells this story is the way their deep sea base becomes its own character.
Cutter manages to assign a deep malevolence to Trieste station, that is reminiscent of the Overlook in the Shining. His prose gives amazing creepy moments in so many different ways, both in flash backs to the past, and in weird things happening in the moment. Most impressively, Cutter manages to really sell how alien and unknown the deepest parts of the ocean are. He moves beyond just a sentient haunted house vibe, and instills eldritch horror that was super enjoyable.
Like The Troop, Cutter has some wonderfully grotesque body horror moments in the Deep, but they are used more sparingly, which helps make them more impactful when they do pop up.
Overall, this was easily my favorite of the five horror books I read this October
This is a deeply creepy book that I thoroughly enjoyed scaring myself with for the first 85% of it (even though I had to take periodic breaks because it freaked me out too much). But the last 15% is an interminable dream sequence. This author needs editing even more than Stephen King. Also, I'm so tired of animals being used as fodder in horror/action stories. The loving description of the dog's death (or, rather, neverending torture) filled me with a cold anger that made me want to just throw the book down.
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Oh my god.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death
adventurous
dark
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I just can’t with these men narrating audiobooks I’m so sorry