Reviews tagging 'Blood'

The Deep by Rivers Solomon

80 reviews

pikkumarja's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.75

I believe this story is one of those stories that split the readers. I enjoyed reading this book. It was so powerful. All the emotions were so skillfully described I was almost able to feel the pressure, feel the dark, deep ocean around me and the weight of the history.

The novella is queer in a unique way and very emotional. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Slavery, Violence, and Blood

violets__books's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Slavery, Blood, and War

kaiyakaiyo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

I think this is a very important and well-written book, but I personally did not enjoy reading it very much :/ 

I also think I would’ve enjoyed it much more in discussion with others; this is a book for talking about, turning over with friends/classmates. it’s not really a sit and read along sort of experience, at least for me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Violence, and War

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

sandstar's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, and Abandonment

stagemanaginger's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

It’s always hard for me to know how to rate such short books because I feel like it was over before I got to really connect with the characters. I enjoyed how the author used time and followed Yetu’s story throughout while also weaving in the experiences of past historians.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and War

eestellar's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I really enjoyed this book, enjoyed the concept behind it and enjoyed Daveed Diggs audiobook reading. When it ended I was a bit butthurt it was so short, but once I finished the afterwards I understood why. The Deep is a fascinating story about survival, generational trauma, and how myths change and grow. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Suicide attempt

just_bookish_things_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Blood

hellavaral's review against another edition

medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Slavery, and Grief

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

violetends's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Racism, Blood, Grief, and Colonisation

Moderate: Suicide attempt and Pregnancy

kirstieanya's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75

This novel has strong thematic ideas and a great general concept, but I found it really difficult to get into (despite its short length).

I couldn't put my finger on why until I read another review discussing the writing style. The writing is not varied regarding sentence structure, making it not particularly engaging.

As mentioned, the premise is incredibly strong, poignant, and thought-provoking. I just wish it were written in a slightly more engaging way. I wanted to love this book, but unfortunately, I didn't.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Racism, Self harm, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment