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Julia Armfield

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3+ verk 1,016 medlemmar 56 recensioner 1 favoritmärkta

Verk av Julia Armfield

Our Wives Under The Sea (2022) 792 exemplar
salt slow (2019) 221 exemplar
Private Rites (2024) 3 exemplar

Associerade verk

Granta 148: Summer Fiction (2019) — Bidragsgivare — 60 exemplar
Best British Short Stories 2019 (2019) — Bidragsgivare — 18 exemplar
Best British Short Stories 2021 (2021) — Bidragsgivare — 5 exemplar

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Födelsedag
1990
Kön
female
Nationalitet
United Kingdom

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3.5 stars actually. the ocean is scary! and 'when the grief is inevitable' is also scary!!
 
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griller02 | 44 andra recensioner | Mar 18, 2024 |
this was such a stunning exploration of love and loss and grief and mourning someone who is right in front of you with a bit of (lovecraft, annihilation, the shape of water- i've seen all these associations and agree) horror. julia's writing is gorgeous, she gives you the kind of sentences you just have to sit with, read over and over and appreciate. the story is a slow wade, and once you start receiving answers it's going to be just enough to infer and imagine but that's all you're going to get. AND I LOVE THAT SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! this is for the ambiguous plot lovers, hill house enjoyers, and horror fans that love to leave feeling completely emotionally wrung out rather than with a racing heart.… (mer)
 
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bisexuality | 44 andra recensioner | Mar 3, 2024 |
Very slow paced and very strange…like I can’t think of a single other book like this one. People keep comparing it to “Annihilation” and while I understand the comparison I disagree; “Our Wives Under the Sea” is much more introspective and tender, and overall I think the characters are much more likable. Those prose here is really lovely and evocative, and it fits the story wonderfully. Although I’m not sure who exactly I’d recommend this to, I’m so glad I read it!! A definite standout, if only for how unique it is.… (mer)
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deborahee | 44 andra recensioner | Feb 23, 2024 |
A strange, unsettling, weird, sad love story about the things we’ll do and the things we’ll sacrifice for the one we love. The fantastical/science fictional elements are surreal, dreamlike. I was reminded of those nightmares where something awful is happening and there’s nothing you can do about it—you can’t find your house, you can’t remember something essential, your teeth are falling out—when in real life you’d just ask for directions or see a dentist. So the actual plot is nightmarishly nonsensical. The real strength of this book is the myriad tiny everyday details that make up a loving relationship, that make up our concept of the one we love: the small gestures cherished, fragments of conversations remembered, even the fights and annoyances. It’s a love story, above all.… (mer)
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Charon07 | 44 andra recensioner | Feb 3, 2024 |

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Verk
3
Även av
3
Medlemmar
1,016
Popularitet
#25,359
Betyg
3.9
Recensioner
56
ISBN
29
Språk
3
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1

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