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marbledzewa 's review for:
The Deep
by Nick Cutter
challenging
tense
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:
No
I almost DNF'd about 8 times. Unfortunately the premise was just interesting enough for me to continue but I wish I'd listened to myself the first time I had the thought. The author obviously thinks very highly of himself, as zero fact-checking, editing, or research was sput into this novel, and it's glaringly obvious in many places. There were scraps of promising stories littered throughout but that turned out to be Fig Men of the imagination too.
"Nick Cutter" is lucky enough to stumble into some truly horrific imagery while bumbling through this embarrassment to the genres of science fiction and horror.
Details that infuriated me specifically
Apparently in this world, millipedes (not centipedes) are vicious predators with venemous probosci.
The truly insane and nonsensical construction of the base has zero justification in the narrative.
Submarines don't work like that! A google search would tell you how long the trip should take, and somehow the submersible doesn't have a stable internal pressure, resulting in the bends while descending????
The words transparent, translucent, and opaque hold zero meaning apparently and are used interchangeably.
So much weird fixation on sex and genitalia in a way that truly only a man could produce. IYKYK
The innumerable asides where the protagonist 'hears' or invents the thoughts of characters who can't speak are incredibly cringy, and in the very specific flavour of middle-aged white man
I could go on but it's honestly so terrible that I can recommend it as a laugh if you know what you're getting into.
"Nick Cutter" is lucky enough to stumble into some truly horrific imagery while bumbling through this embarrassment to the genres of science fiction and horror.
Details that infuriated me specifically
Apparently in this world, millipedes (not centipedes) are vicious predators with venemous probosci.
The truly insane and nonsensical construction of the base has zero justification in the narrative.
Submarines don't work like that! A google search would tell you how long the trip should take, and somehow the submersible doesn't have a stable internal pressure, resulting in the bends while descending????
The words transparent, translucent, and opaque hold zero meaning apparently and are used interchangeably.
So much weird fixation on sex and genitalia in a way that truly only a man could produce. IYKYK
The innumerable asides where the protagonist 'hears' or invents the thoughts of characters who can't speak are incredibly cringy, and in the very specific flavour of middle-aged white man
I could go on but it's honestly so terrible that I can recommend it as a laugh if you know what you're getting into.