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Deep Water by Patricia Highsmith

4 reviews

minniepauline's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Blood

milesjmoran's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

mercey's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Violence, and Murder

julesandjude's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

Patricia Higgsmith knows how to write a sociopath who you can sympathise with. The suspense is slowly building to its climax at the end and what an end it is.
Vic is intelligent and a book lover who is more fascinated by his snails than by his wife Melinda and her affairs. But under his calm lurk dark feelings... 
 "Deep Water" is a suspenseful, mysterious and sophisticated psychological thriller that is never dull. The relationship between Vic and Melinda is toxic and this novel is a precise deconstruction of their marriage. Loved it! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, and Murder