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A review by lorechka
The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
3.0
I enjoyed this book, though I did have a few relatively minor issues that prevented me from becoming fully engrossed in the story.
The descriptive language that is present is rather good, and there are several evocative passages. Contradictorily, I felt the descriptions of some settings and emotions were lacking, oddly glossed over. There were several instances where seemingly a key detail of the scene being described seem to come too late, and I'd mentally scramble to complete the picture in my head.
There was also a section where I became very confused about geography that seemed impossible and contradictory to what had been described a hundred pages earlier. I never resolved this confusion, and it bothered me perhaps more than it should have.
Towards the end I felt my grasp on the world's lore and logic slipping away, but by that point the plot is carried forward by an emotional inertia, so I decided not to linger in a resolve to reach the finish line.
Mina's Korean culture is the lifeblood of the story, her respect for nature and undying love for her family driving the plot and packing poignant emotional punches.
The descriptive language that is present is rather good, and there are several evocative passages. Contradictorily, I felt the descriptions of some settings and emotions were lacking, oddly glossed over. There were several instances where seemingly a key detail of the scene being described seem to come too late, and I'd mentally scramble to complete the picture in my head.
There was also a section where I became very confused about geography that seemed impossible and contradictory to what had been described a hundred pages earlier. I never resolved this confusion, and it bothered me perhaps more than it should have.
Towards the end I felt my grasp on the world's lore and logic slipping away, but by that point the plot is carried forward by an emotional inertia, so I decided not to linger in a resolve to reach the finish line.
Mina's Korean culture is the lifeblood of the story, her respect for nature and undying love for her family driving the plot and packing poignant emotional punches.