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A review by oribulbul
Our Wives Under The Sea by Julia Armfield
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
So eerie. Incredibly atmospheric. The descriptions are very sensory, the grief pours from every page. It got a bit too vague for me at the ens, i wouldve preferred at least some semblance of closure. I love open endings but this just felt incomplete. A lovely sapphic relationship and even more beautoful writing embellishing that
edit: changing from 4 stars to 5 because this book has marinated in my brain a little more and it is perfect the way it is, i love it to pieces. i fully realised the genius of it when i visited the beach at night and was filled with a feeling that felt eerie yet familiar, as if i'd felt it before even though i've never seen the ocean at night. and then i realised i'd felt an echo of the same feeling while reading our wives under the sea. i read it again perched on rocks with the waves crashing under me and moonlight glinting on the water. it's so perfect.
edit: changing from 4 stars to 5 because this book has marinated in my brain a little more and it is perfect the way it is, i love it to pieces. i fully realised the genius of it when i visited the beach at night and was filled with a feeling that felt eerie yet familiar, as if i'd felt it before even though i've never seen the ocean at night. and then i realised i'd felt an echo of the same feeling while reading our wives under the sea. i read it again perched on rocks with the waves crashing under me and moonlight glinting on the water. it's so perfect.