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my first book of rivers solomon and it did not disappoint! the premise itself is breath taking. I...
"An Unkindness of Ghosts" was the first book I read for the Transathon in July 2020. I listened...
The Deep is a short book, but it is one that will linger with you for a long time. Yetu's...
This is an utterly amazing novella. It accomplishes so much, and is so moving, in a very short...
The Deep is artistic collaboration at its finest -- Rivers Solomon drew incredible inspiration...
This tale is a wonderfully creative vision inspired by true moments of our history. Yetu, the...
To anyone struggling to piece together their thoughts and feelings on this novel I recommend...
I love stories based around water and mermaids, so when I saw this title I knew I had to pick it...
This story is so beatiful The Deep is one of the best books i'v read in 2020 so far it made me...
The Deep is an interesting take on mermaid mythology, where mermaids came from pregnant women who...
summary:The water-breathing descendants of African slave women tossed overboard have built their...
The only complaint I have about this novel is that it was too short. This is in a good thing...
Deep beneath the ocean live the Wajinri – a creature reminiscent of mermaids born from the...
The story is well put together and the characters tell the story in a way that i was able to feel...
This novella blew me out of the water. I was actively trying to find black authors to read book...
I loved that history was tied to this story and I couldn't decide if I wanted the mermaid to...
For a small book it will take you on a ride. The under world scene will take you for a loop for...
I really value the importance of the story told and how it was told. The Deep gives us a...
Although this book was small, the message was huge. I seriously felt like the meaning and all the...
The story opens with Yetu, the wajinru's historian, so fragmented from holding her people's...
I was so torn on how to rate this book! I wanted to give it a 4, but I went with my gut and...
I really like the concept but it just was not the book for me. It felt too loose in the...
Afrofuturism meets fantasy in this inspired novella: "Our mothers were pregnant African...
Synopsis: Yetu is a mermaid, dark-skinned because her two-legged ancestors came from Africa. Her...
3.5 stars, rounding up. Having read Rivers Solomon’s previous book, An Unkindness of Ghosts,...
Yetu is the worst historian her people have ever seen. Not that they can remember much, as she...
It's powerful, in a quiet way that demands your full attention, from understanding Yetu to...
Okay, so this is a challenging review to write, since this was just not the book for me, but I...
This novella is short but it covers so many complex issues. Yetu is a mermaid descended from...
This was an exceptionally fast read that left my stuck in its world running over and over what...
This book sounded so cool even tho these books tend to be hit or miss for me and it was a miss...
I won't lie, I want into The Deep with skepticism and doubt. I really have no cared for sirens or...
Don't let this novella fool you, this imaginative retelling of the pregnant African slaves who...
This was the first book that I've read by this author, and now I know why she's seemingly a...
Absolutely brilliant. As a lifelong reader, this is the kind of book I would always want to pick...
The Deep tells a harrowing tale of a society of mermaids, the Wajinru, and centers around their...
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