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Death (7 reviewers), Slavery (6 reviewers), Grief (5 reviewers), Suicidal thoughts (5 reviewers), Suicide attempt (4 reviewers), Blood (4 reviewers), Animal death (3 reviewers), Self harm (3 reviewers), Mental illness (3 reviewers), Violence (2 reviewers), Child death (2 reviewers), Racism (2 reviewers), Murder (2 reviewers), Genocide (2 reviewers), Suicide (2 reviewers), Panic attacks/disorders (1 reviewer), Trafficking (1 reviewer), Gore (1 reviewer), Ableism (1 reviewer), Death of parent (1 reviewer), and Emotional abuse (1 reviewer)Moderate
Slavery (8 reviewers), Suicidal thoughts (8 reviewers), Death (7 reviewers), Genocide (4 reviewers), Blood (4 reviewers), Child death (3 reviewers), Racism (3 reviewers), Self harm (3 reviewers), Violence (3 reviewers), Suicide attempt (3 reviewers), Sexual content (2 reviewers), Trafficking (2 reviewers), Body horror (1 reviewer), Miscarriage (1 reviewer), Suicide (1 reviewer), Kidnapping (1 reviewer), and Death of parent (1 reviewer)Minor
Animal death (2 reviewers), Racism (2 reviewers), Sexual content (2 reviewers), Child death (1 reviewer), Emotional abuse (1 reviewer), Genocide (1 reviewer), Slavery (1 reviewer), Vomit (1 reviewer), and Trafficking (1 reviewer)Moods
emotional 82%
reflective 70%
dark 62%
challenging 48%
sad 38%
hopeful 25%
mysterious 24%
adventurous 23%
inspiring 17%
tense 15%
informative 5%
lighthearted 0%
relaxing 0%
reflective 70%
dark 62%
challenging 48%
sad 38%
hopeful 25%
mysterious 24%
adventurous 23%
inspiring 17%
tense 15%
informative 5%
lighthearted 0%
relaxing 0%
Pace
medium 58%
fast 23%
slow 18%
fast 23%
slow 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 65% | A mix: 27% | Plot: 5% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 4% | N/A: 0%Loveable characters?
Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 10% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 2% | No: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 4% | N/A: 1%Average rating
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Yetu holds the memories for her people—water-dwelling descendants of pregnant African slave women thrown overboard by slave owners—who live idyllic lives in the deep. Their past, too traumatic to be remembered regularly, is forgotten by everyone, save one—the historian. This demanding role has been bestowed on Yetu.
Yetu remembers for everyone, and the memories, painful and wonderful, traumatic and terrible and miraculous, are destroying her. And so, she flees to the surface, escaping the memories, the expectations, and the responsibilities—and discovers a world her people left behind long ago.
Yetu will learn more than she ever expected to about her own past—and about the future of her people. If they are all to survive, they’ll need to reclaim the memories, reclaim their identity—and own who they really are.
Yetu remembers for everyone, and the memories, painful and wonderful, traumatic and terrible and miraculous, are destroying her. And so, she flees to the surface, escaping the memories, the expectations, and the responsibilities—and discovers a world her people left behind long ago.
Yetu will learn more than she ever expected to about her own past—and about the future of her people. If they are all to survive, they’ll need to reclaim the memories, reclaim their identity—and own who they really are.
Buy The Deep
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Bookshop US
Other countries
Bookshop UK
Blackwell's
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Yetu holds the memories for her people—water-dwelling descendants of pregnant African slave women thrown overboard by slave owners—who live idyllic lives in the deep. Their past, too traumatic to be remembered regularly, is forgotten by everyone, save one—the historian. This demanding role has been bestowed on Yetu.
Yetu remembers for everyone, and the memories, painful and wonderful, traumatic and terrible and miraculous, are destroying her. And so, she flees to the surface, escaping the memories, the expectations, and the responsibilities—and discovers a world her people left behind long ago.
Yetu will learn more than she ever expected to about her own past—and about the future of her people. If they are all to survive, they’ll need to reclaim the memories, reclaim their identity—and own who they really are.
Yetu remembers for everyone, and the memories, painful and wonderful, traumatic and terrible and miraculous, are destroying her. And so, she flees to the surface, escaping the memories, the expectations, and the responsibilities—and discovers a world her people left behind long ago.
Yetu will learn more than she ever expected to about her own past—and about the future of her people. If they are all to survive, they’ll need to reclaim the memories, reclaim their identity—and own who they really are.
What the community thinks
summary of 2604 ratings (see reviews)
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Death (7 reviewers), Slavery (6 reviewers), Grief (5 reviewers), Suicidal thoughts (5 reviewers), Suicide attempt (4 reviewers), Blood (4 reviewers), Animal death (3 reviewers), Self harm (3 reviewers), Mental illness (3 reviewers), Violence (2 reviewers), Child death (2 reviewers), Racism (2 reviewers), Murder (2 reviewers), Genocide (2 reviewers), Suicide (2 reviewers), Panic attacks/disorders (1 reviewer), Trafficking (1 reviewer), Gore (1 reviewer), Ableism (1 reviewer), Death of parent (1 reviewer), and Emotional abuse (1 reviewer)Moderate
Slavery (8 reviewers), Suicidal thoughts (8 reviewers), Death (7 reviewers), Genocide (4 reviewers), Blood (4 reviewers), Child death (3 reviewers), Racism (3 reviewers), Self harm (3 reviewers), Violence (3 reviewers), Suicide attempt (3 reviewers), Sexual content (2 reviewers), Trafficking (2 reviewers), Body horror (1 reviewer), Miscarriage (1 reviewer), Suicide (1 reviewer), Kidnapping (1 reviewer), and Death of parent (1 reviewer)Minor
Animal death (2 reviewers), Racism (2 reviewers), Sexual content (2 reviewers), Child death (1 reviewer), Emotional abuse (1 reviewer), Genocide (1 reviewer), Slavery (1 reviewer), Vomit (1 reviewer), and Trafficking (1 reviewer)Moods
emotional 82%
reflective 70%
dark 62%
challenging 48%
sad 38%
hopeful 25%
mysterious 24%
adventurous 23%
inspiring 17%
tense 15%
informative 5%
lighthearted 0%
relaxing 0%
reflective 70%
dark 62%
challenging 48%
sad 38%
hopeful 25%
mysterious 24%
adventurous 23%
inspiring 17%
tense 15%
informative 5%
lighthearted 0%
relaxing 0%
Pace
medium 58%
fast 23%
slow 18%
fast 23%
slow 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 65% | A mix: 27% | Plot: 5% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 4% | N/A: 0%Loveable characters?
Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 10% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 2% | No: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 4% | N/A: 1%Average rating