Starlit-Sage OP t1_ja8v89o wrote on February 27, 2023 at 6:29 PM

Reply to comment by tinydinosaurs in Our Wives Under the Sea is the BEST book I've read in a long time and I just wanna talk about it by Starlit-Sage

yesss I also think it's an allegory for PTSD. Leah comes back with this experience she can't explain that has utterly changed her, and she's no longer able to connect with Miri (or anyone, really).

Holiday_in_Carcosa t1_jab4el2 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 3:45 AM

Today’s my birthday and I made a promise to myself to read more. Maybe I’ll buy this tomorrow as a late gift to myself.

This birthday fucking sucked lol so thank you for giving me something to look forward to. Sounds like it almost borders on cosmic horror which is definitely my favorite flavor of horror. Also love a good existential crisis. Plus PTSD? sounds like it was made for me. Thanks, OP!

orange_bubble_rogue t1_jacnufi wrote on February 28, 2023 at 2:11 PM

Sorry to hear your birthday sucked. Here's a birthday hug from the UK 🤗

Starlit-Sage OP t1_jaeje38 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 9:30 PM

I'm so sorry your birthday sucked! If you get it, I really hope you enjoy it!

It does feel very "cosmic horror" in that sublime sense of "unknowability" at the bottom of the sea....

The PTSD isn't overt, but it definitely feels like an allegory because Leah experienced this traumatic event and she can't go back to her normal life, and no one in her normal life can understand what she experienced.