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nerdyreferencelibrarian89 's review for:
The Deep
by Nick Cutter
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