Beneath the World, a Sea by Chris Beckett

Beneath the World, a Sea

Chris Beckett

277 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy science fiction challenging reflective slow-paced
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South America, 1990. Ben Ronson, a British police officer, arrives in a mysterious forest to investigate a spate of killings of Duendes. These silent, vaguely humanoid creatures with long limbs and black button eyes have a strange psychic effect o...

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Community Reviews

3.69
based on 163 reviews

Moods

mysterious: 80%

reflective: 72%

dark: 56%

adventurous: 48%

challenging: 40%

emotional: 24%

tense: 12%

Pace

13% of readers chose fast
30% of readers chose medium
56% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

5% of readers chose Plot
11% of readers chose A mix
83% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

61% of readers chose Yes
38% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

Loveable characters?

11% of readers chose Yes
55% of readers chose Complicated
33% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

58% of readers chose Yes
29% of readers chose No
11% of readers chose N/A
Yes
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

88% of readers chose Yes
11% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

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