Into the Water

The book was exhausting with so much to keep track of. There were roughly 35 different characters with at least a dozen different perspectives. Call me slow, but I needed a drawn out flowchart for me to follow the book.

For a book that constantly refers to sexism and misogyny with it functioning as a recurring theme, it sure had those traits deeply woven into all the characters. Maybe that was deliberate, but boy, was it exhausting. The references to technology felt out of place when woven into the mess.

The characters were incredibly unlikeable, but I suppose that seems to be the case with most books these days.

There were sufficient plot twists to keep me happy, some ludicrous, some exhilarating, but it seemed to make up for the exhaustion. If I'm getting worn out, I might as well get a thrill out of it.