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4 stars. The writing style worked really well for me here whereas it normally wouldn’t. I loved the theme of this and the plot was unique and well thought out in the way it ties into history. This was a very enjoyable read. My only regret is that I wish I would’ve listened to the audiobook since it’s narrated by Daveed Diggs and I adore him. If I ever do a re-read I’m definitely doing so via audio just for that reason.
The Deep tells the unique story of the wajinru, a water-dwelling people. The wajinru aren’t your typical mermaids. They are the descendants of pregnant victims of the African slave trade who were thrown overboard on their journey across the Atlantic.
It features Yetu, the wanjiru's Historian and keeper of their collective memory 600 years after the wajinru were first born. The Historian holds all wajinru memory within their body, feeling the physical pain and emotion of those memories, until thos ...more
It features Yetu, the wanjiru's Historian and keeper of their collective memory 600 years after the wajinru were first born. The Historian holds all wajinru memory within their body, feeling the physical pain and emotion of those memories, until thos ...more
3/3.5 stars
The story has a kind of mystical feeling. Unfortunately, nothing drew me to read it. What attracted me most was the afterword.
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