Meet Us by the Roaring Sea by Akil Kumarasamy

Meet Us by the Roaring Sea

Akil Kumarasamy

320 pages first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

Description

In the near future, a young woman finds her mother’s body starfished on the kitchen floor in Queens and sets on a journey through language, archives, artificial intelligence, and TV for a way back into herself. She begins to translate an old manus...

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Community Reviews Summary of 78 reviews

Moods

reflective 93%
challenging 65%
emotional 40%
sad 37%
mysterious 28%
dark 15%
adventurous 9%
tense 6%
funny 3%
hopeful 3%

Pace

medium 50%
slow 44%
fast 5%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 85% | A mix: 10% | Plot: 3%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 67% | Yes: 21% | No: 10%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 60% | No: 21% | Yes: 14% | N/A: 3%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 92% | N/A: 3% | No: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 7%

Average rating

3.54

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