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A review by tyzaa
The Surface Breaks by Louise O'Neill
5.0
I read this book overnight. Because why not.
So I picked up the Surface Breaks for 3 main reasons:
- One of my favourite authors mentioned it
- The cover is omg
- The Little Mermaid has always been one of my all time favourite Disney movies.
But! Having rewatched this classic animation movie recently, I was seriously torn and conflicted: the child in me sang along and fell in love with Eric all over again, and the adult in me was angry at the plot. Goddamit adulthood and morals!
And the book delivers what it says on the tin: it rewrites the story and gives it a modern twist.
So yes, there is a pretty strong social justice bias. But it works. It works as a good illustration and narrative around how things were, and how things have and are evolving withing peoples mentalities, whilst giving a more mature and realistic spin to our/my favourite childhood fairytales.
Also please, can we have a spinoff with Ceto?
So I picked up the Surface Breaks for 3 main reasons:
- One of my favourite authors mentioned it
- The cover is omg
- The Little Mermaid has always been one of my all time favourite Disney movies.
But! Having rewatched this classic animation movie recently, I was seriously torn and conflicted: the child in me sang along and fell in love with Eric all over again, and the adult in me was angry at the plot. Goddamit adulthood and morals!
And the book delivers what it says on the tin: it rewrites the story and gives it a modern twist.
So yes, there is a pretty strong social justice bias. But it works. It works as a good illustration and narrative around how things were, and how things have and are evolving withing peoples mentalities, whilst giving a more mature and realistic spin to our/my favourite childhood fairytales.
Also please, can we have a spinoff with Ceto?