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The Deep

Written by: Nick Cutter
Narrated by: Corey Brill
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 From the acclaimed author of The Troop—a book that is “utterly terrifying” (Clive Barker). “Fans of unflinching bleakness and all-out horror will love this novel….Each new shock is freshly disturbing” (Publishers Weekly, starred review).

A strange plague called the ‘Gets is decimating humanity on a global scale. It causes people to forget—small things at first, like where they left their keys, then the not-so-small things, like how to drive or the letters of the alphabet. Their bodies forget how to function involuntarily. There is no cure.

But far below the surface of the Pacific Ocean, a universal healer hailed as “ambrosia” has been discovered. In order to study this phenomenon, a special research lab has been built eight miles under the sea’s surface. But when the station goes incommunicado, a brave few descend through the lightless fathoms in hopes of unraveling the mysteries lurking at those crushing depths…and perhaps to encounter an evil blacker than anything one could possibly imagine. Genetic Engineering Genre Fiction Horror Literary Fiction Science Fiction Suspense Thriller & Suspense Scary Fiction Exciting
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Really creepy story. Great atmosphere, well written, well read, very suspenseful. would definitely recommend to horror fans.

Scary Story

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book started great, mostly just got boring in the second half. I enjoyed The Troop so much more.

Forgetable but hes a great descriptive wtiter

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I enjoyed this book. The narration was great and the story was a different take on a popular theme. I liked how the flashbacks brought rich character development and was interesting and relevant.

An Interesting Listen

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Feels like a lot of the previous reviews nailed it: vivid descriptions of some genuinely creepy and unsettling stuff, but not much of a captivating plot.

If you've never read anything by Nick Cutter, I'd recommend The Troop a thousand times before I'd recommend this one.

If you're turned off by the pandemic premise of this story, don't be; it's a pretty minor plot point that doesn't get talked about a lot after the first couple of chapters.

The narrator does a great job, but the plot meanders a fair bit, and there's a lot of blurring of the line between reality and dreams/delusions, which I personally dislike. There's a bit of a payoff at the end, but by that point, I had kinda stopped caring about any of it.

Underwhelming

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Fair warning: This book is gross. If you're not prepared for horrific and grotesque imagery to be plaguing you for the entirety of this book (especially if you listen to the audio), you will not enjoy this. This book is made to unsettle, terrify, and leave you with nightmares. And it does it's job.

As someone who's always been fascinated by the sea and the mystery of it, this was right up my alley. It's filled with disturbing themes basically from the get-go before things go completely off the rails and into insanity in the final acts.

This book is full of nightmares. Literally, almost half of it is the main character, Luke, working through his dark family life and trauma, to the sheer mayhem that awaits him at the bottom of the sea. The descriptions make every horrifying moment visceral, especially with the audio narration.

Luke is a tragic character stuck in a horrible situation, and you just can't help but root for the guy as he is literally in over his head. While he gets some development, most of it comes at the expense of his pain.

This is not a happy book. That said, I am impressed by the writing. It's very immersive and perfect for Halloween, but make sure you have a comfort snack or something lighter afterward. It's twisted and intense and is not going to be to everyone's taste, but if you're a fan of John Carpenter's THE THING, you will find a lot to enjoy here.

Disturbing and Immersive

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