A review by butyougotmysoul
The Deep by Nick Cutter

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

2.0

First, the fatphobia in this book is absolutely in your face every single chapter. Yes we get it. His mother is fat and arguably a worse monster than the “aliens” down deep. I’m just so tired of evil being depicted as fat. That actually soured the book for me as a whole.  I think I could have enjoyed it if it were for the massive amount of fatphobia. 

The writing itself was exquisite and despairing but the level of fatphobia left this book down as deep as the Trieste. 
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