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fallen_angel1002 's review for:
Our Wives Under The Sea
by Julia Armfield
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
It's hard to lose your wife to the bottom of the ocean. Especially when she comes back home.
Armfield's story of tragedy and grief is a beautifully emotional tale that hones in on the themes of accepting loss and overcoming grief, alongside family and struggling to adapt to a new way of life. The story is a mix of horror, sci-fi, and LGBT+ literature that all work in tandem with each other to create something that keeps you hooked till the very end (especially with a big mystery to solve). When Miri's wife, Leah, comes back from a submarine mission to explore the bottom of the ocean, she is unexplainably different. And no one can help her. None of the other survivors or the company that sent them down there will respond to her asking, and she cannot simply search Google for the answers. It becomes a waiting game in their house, trying to see how long they can draw out the time they know they have left.
Armfield's story of tragedy and grief is a beautifully emotional tale that hones in on the themes of accepting loss and overcoming grief, alongside family and struggling to adapt to a new way of life. The story is a mix of horror, sci-fi, and LGBT+ literature that all work in tandem with each other to create something that keeps you hooked till the very end (especially with a big mystery to solve). When Miri's wife, Leah, comes back from a submarine mission to explore the bottom of the ocean, she is unexplainably different. And no one can help her. None of the other survivors or the company that sent them down there will respond to her asking, and she cannot simply search Google for the answers. It becomes a waiting game in their house, trying to see how long they can draw out the time they know they have left.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Blood
Minor: Gore, Death of parent, Alcohol