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themontychristo 's review for:
The Deep
by Rivers Solomon
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
This was a nice little quick listen. Very interesting world setting with the idea of slaves essentially evolving and adapting to the waters they were thrown into and becoming mermaids. I had started listening to this a a few days ago and wanted to actually sit down and physically read the chapters while listening to Daveed narrate the audiobook simultaneously so that I was seeing the names and new words and hearing them at the same time, and I’m glad I made that decision.
I also loved the idea of having “historians” who were able to see the full history of a people so that their story wouldn’t go forgotten, especially after having recently read a book by a Native American author, and having the conversation with my book club about histories of people needing to be carried on, and acknowledging the efforts of those who choose to keep near-forgotten languages, histories & practices alive by imparting them into new generations.
I also loved the idea of having “historians” who were able to see the full history of a people so that their story wouldn’t go forgotten, especially after having recently read a book by a Native American author, and having the conversation with my book club about histories of people needing to be carried on, and acknowledging the efforts of those who choose to keep near-forgotten languages, histories & practices alive by imparting them into new generations.