The Deep

I absolutely loved the concept of The Deep, essentially that there are descendants of pregnant African slaves who'd been thrown overboard during the oversea voyage. The descendants, born of water, raised by whales, continued to thrive in the ocean.

The concept was easily the best thing about The Deep. It's an idea I'd love to see explored in more depth. I also really liked the language in this book. The words Solomon uses echo the lull and tempest of the ocean.

This is a very short book, and I never felt as though the story or the characters were given sufficient space to be fleshed out, or to grow.