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necropolis 's review for:
The Deep
by Nick Cutter
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
so this is a weird one… i can’t say i outright disliked it but i don’t think it reached its potential at all. the concepts were there, the execution was lacking. which is strange because there was… so much going on. i think it was disjointed, is the main problem. there are a lot of novels similar to this that i adore, but they have more cohesive writing and themes that tie into the plot better.
scary, yes. it took me a minute to get through the descent. this was described as the thing in an underwater research base and it was kind of that, but it didn’t really capitalize on the social horror aspects enough for me personally. also, i didn’t mind the narration style in the troop, but some parts of the deep were just not fun to read because of how they were written. this book has so much onomatopoeia. the brothers used the terms ‘brother of mine’ and ‘brother dear’ so much, an editor should have stepped in. i’m sorry for roasting mr. cutter, but i was pretty surprised after going from the troop to the deep.
scary, yes. it took me a minute to get through the descent. this was described as the thing in an underwater research base and it was kind of that, but it didn’t really capitalize on the social horror aspects enough for me personally. also, i didn’t mind the narration style in the troop, but some parts of the deep were just not fun to read because of how they were written. this book has so much onomatopoeia. the brothers used the terms ‘brother of mine’ and ‘brother dear’ so much, an editor should have stepped in. i’m sorry for roasting mr. cutter, but i was pretty surprised after going from the troop to the deep.