A review by emmaprew
We, the Drowned by Carsten Jensen

4.0

If I could, I would probably have given this book 3.5 stars rather than 4. It's probably not the book's fault but I took, I think, a long time to read this. I also didn't read in particularly large chunks (except towards the end, when I just wanted it finished!) Because of this, I don't think I took everything in. This is a long book and the story spans 100 years, covering many different characters lives. They are each interlinked with their own connection to the sea, the Danish sailor's town of Marstel and each other… Yet the whole thing seemed a bit disjointed to me. Again, probably due to me not dedicating enough time to it. If I had more time (and a shorter ‘to read’ list), I would attempt to read the whole book again. BUT most importantly, I didn't give up reading We, The Drowned and all-in-all it was a good book, even if I wasn't the best reader.