A review by fionamclary
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Amidst the obvious horror of an unknown ocean that won't let you go and Coming Back Wrong flows an undercurrent of the hopeless horror of being unable to effectively communicate -- the terrible understanding that whoever is on the other end won't or can't cooperate, no matter how important the conversation may be. And deeper below that, the helpless horror of the fragility of living tissue in the face of everything: illness, water, pressure, time.
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