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A review by duckmastersupreme
The Deep by Nick Cutter
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Just... what a mess of a book. A lot of great ideas (possibly too many) and a gripping start, but fell into a jumbled mess by the end. The author had too many balls in the air and ended up dropping most of them. (The 'Gets was a fascinating disease and good lord I wish it had been explored more.) I read this before picking up The Troop, and I'm a bit hesitant to pick up another book of his (which is a shame, because I've only heard good things about that one).
The blatant fatphobia was difficult to slog through. The author could barely seem to get through 10 pages at a time without mentioning how gross Luke's mother's body is. It struck me as a surprisingly lazy shortcut, given what a genuinely horrifying character he had made her from personality alone. Especially in a book that describes a large amount of 'body horror', I found it particularly distasteful.
Also, if your main character is going to be a veterinarian, maybe do, like, base level research before just writing about whatever. (Corn snakes ain't venomous, babe.)
The blatant fatphobia was difficult to slog through. The author could barely seem to get through 10 pages at a time without mentioning how gross Luke's mother's body is. It struck me as a surprisingly lazy shortcut, given what a genuinely horrifying character he had made her from personality alone. Especially in a book that describes a large amount of 'body horror', I found it particularly distasteful.
Also, if your main character is going to be a veterinarian, maybe do, like, base level research before just writing about whatever. (Corn snakes ain't venomous, babe.)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Body horror
Moderate: Child abuse and Fatphobia
Minor: Pedophilia