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A review by workingdaley
The Deep by Rivers Solomon
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I found this book to be deeply profound, I was captivated by the world building and felt
everything that happened on a personal level. This book has the potential to provoke an intriguing conversation about carrying generational trauma
and had a surprisingly profound, though brief
conversation about gender. Aside from "The Ear, The Eye, and The Arm" and "Black Panther," I can't say that I'm too familiar with Afrofuturist
media. But this book made me want to explore more Afrofuturist media. If you haven't heard the song
that this book is based off of, I recommend you listen to that too, It's also called The Peep and it's by the band .clippings. It's very experiential so it might not be everyone's cup of tea, but I personally enjoyed it. I'm glad that I came across this book, I'm looking forward to seeing what Rivers Solomon
has in store next, since they'll be publishing another novel next year. (I'll also have to get my hands on their other book, An Unkindness of Ghosts)
everything that happened on a personal level. This book has the potential to provoke an intriguing conversation about carrying generational trauma
and had a surprisingly profound, though brief
conversation about gender. Aside from "The Ear, The Eye, and The Arm" and "Black Panther," I can't say that I'm too familiar with Afrofuturist
media. But this book made me want to explore more Afrofuturist media. If you haven't heard the song
that this book is based off of, I recommend you listen to that too, It's also called The Peep and it's by the band .clippings. It's very experiential so it might not be everyone's cup of tea, but I personally enjoyed it. I'm glad that I came across this book, I'm looking forward to seeing what Rivers Solomon
has in store next, since they'll be publishing another novel next year. (I'll also have to get my hands on their other book, An Unkindness of Ghosts)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Slavery, and Racism