taaya's review against another edition
challenging
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Maybe if this was a 150+ pages novella ...
But this way with close to no worldbuilding and no explanations whatsoever - not to mention lots of words that are probably part of a sociolect that one simply doesn't learn in school -, I had no idea what was going on. I mean, I got the big bits, persecution and racism. But everything around it was a blur.
But this way with close to no worldbuilding and no explanations whatsoever - not to mention lots of words that are probably part of a sociolect that one simply doesn't learn in school -, I had no idea what was going on. I mean, I got the big bits, persecution and racism. But everything around it was a blur.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism
peachani's review
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Racism
Moderate: Medical content, Violence, War, and Death
words_and_dreams's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
The year is 2043 and black americans are finally being given reparations by being given 'land' under the sea and they are modified into merpeople. Bonkers plot but I was definitely intrigued.
It was a little hard to follow at times and ended really abruptly. It was a dark story and depressing although probabaly accurate. The racists and white supremists were still not happy even when black people disappear into the ocean.
I feel that this concept needed a full novel. I enjoyed the concept but felt as though it suffered being a short story concept.
It was a little hard to follow at times and ended really abruptly. It was a dark story and depressing although probabaly accurate. The racists and white supremists were still not happy even when black people disappear into the ocean.
I feel that this concept needed a full novel. I enjoyed the concept but felt as though it suffered being a short story concept.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood, Death, Violence, and Racism
d_marie's review
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
1.0
This could have been a good book but there was too much going on. The book is too short for the number of plots and subplots. I believe that if the author had stuck with the original storyline, black people becoming mers and relocating underwater, it may have been better.
Content Warnings
Minor: Racism and Violence
f18's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Hate crime and Racism
Moderate: Blood, Death, Gore, Medical content, Murder, and Violence
Minor: Sexual content and Slavery
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