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sarai0410 's review for:
Our Wives Under the Sea
by Julia Armfield
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I'm almost positive that I enjoyed this...almost. The writing was equal parts stunning and haunting, and I found myself really wanting to know what happened to Leah and her crewmates during the expedition. Unfortunately, that would not be the case - which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but I still wanted a little bit more from the story when it came to the plot points. This is very much a character story, meant to examine how post-expedition have affected Leah and Miri and where those changes to themselves and their relationship take them.
One of the things I enjoyed most was Miri speaking about her relationship with her mother and illness/disease. As the story progressed, it felt like there were many overlaps between her relationships with her mother and Leah.
The biggest draw back in Our Wives Under the Sea was that I just didn't feel a connection to either Miri or Leah - and as a character-based story, I really needed someone to connect to in order to feel connected to the book as a whole.
One of the things I enjoyed most was Miri speaking about her relationship with her mother and illness/disease. As the story progressed, it felt like there were many overlaps between her relationships with her mother and Leah.
The biggest draw back in Our Wives Under the Sea was that I just didn't feel a connection to either Miri or Leah - and as a character-based story, I really needed someone to connect to in order to feel connected to the book as a whole.
In truth, we will only perform any action a certain number of times, and to know that can never be helpful. There is no use in demanding to know the number, in demanding to know upon waking the number of boxes to be ticked off every single day. After all, why would it help to be shown the mathematics of things, when instead we could simply imagine that whatever time we have is limitless.