val115's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-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? It's complicated
5.0
jtth's review against another edition
4.0
Under the Sea is a book of short stories about recontextualizing one's surroundings in the face of change, and what happens to us. Most of the protagonists feel like impostors or pretenders and encounter something larger than themselves which change them and their outlooks. This is woefully generic, because they're all pretty different, from dope deals to something like an ant-colony's hive mind to a literal void. I really liked *The Angel in the Dream of Our Hangover* and I really like this.
bri_xy's review against another edition
5.0
Dazzling. "21 Extremely Bad Breakups" and "Avern-Y6" most boldly so, but with memorable and treacherous excursions into human consciousness throughout.
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