Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield

Our Wives Under the Sea

Julia Armfield

224 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction horror lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Description

Fathomlessly inventive and original, Julia Armfield’s Our Wives Under the Sea is a portrait of marriage as we’ve never seen it before.Leah is changed. A marine biologist, she left for a routine expedition months earlier, only this time her submari...

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Community Reviews Summary of 4,615 reviews

Moods

dark 79%
mysterious 79%
emotional 65%
sad 52%
reflective 39%
tense 36%
challenging 20%
adventurous 10%
informative 3%
funny 1%
hopeful 1%

Pace

medium 46%
slow 45%
fast 7%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 62% | A mix: 30% | Plot: 6%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 46% | Yes: 28% | No: 23% | N/A: 2%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 14% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 54% | No: 28% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 5%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 44% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 21% | N/A: 2%

Average rating

4.06

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