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A review by jitterbugsnap
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
4.0
I loved the prose and the atmosphere. It was its own beautiful thing but also deeply reminded me of some other works I really enjoyed -- annihilation, the beach that makes you old, the poem "Catalogue of Ephemera" by Rebecca Lindenberg.
I think my only "problem" with it was that I wish it would try to explain what happened to Leah LESS in the end. It gives you just a touch of answer in a way that feels like it weakens the metaphors instead of strengthening them, but then also isn't big enough to bridge the gap into something like a horror or suspense.
That said, I still thoroughly enjoyed it, and I'm definitely excited to jump into this author's short story collection I have waiting on my shelf!
I think my only "problem" with it was that I wish it would try to explain what happened to Leah LESS in the end. It gives you just a touch of answer in a way that feels like it weakens the metaphors instead of strengthening them, but then also isn't big enough to bridge the gap into something like a horror or suspense.
That said, I still thoroughly enjoyed it, and I'm definitely excited to jump into this author's short story collection I have waiting on my shelf!