A review by dckathleen
The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler

adventurous challenging reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

I liked it, but it wasn't what I expected. In a world where the seas are even more depleted and corporations are even more powerful than now, an intelligent octopus species is found living in a derelict ship near an archipelago. 

This books isn't really about that though, it is about the meaning of sentience and intelligence. Can we recognize traits that we value in ourselves in others? Do humans inevitably destroy other intelligent life forms?