Book description
The Deep by Rivers Solomon
Yetu carries the weight of her people's history, and it's killing her. As the historian for the wajinru - descendants of pregnant African slave women thrown overboard who somehow survived and thrived beneath the ocean's surface - she alone holds every traumatic memory their community has chosen to forget.
Rivers Solomon has crafted something extraordinary here. The premise alone is devastating: an entire civilization built on the backs of those who were discarded, their survival story too painful for most to bear. Yetu's escape to the surface world isn't just a physical journey - it's a reckoning with identity, trauma, and what it means to truly know your past.
The audiobook format serves this story beautifully. There's something haunting about hearing Yetu's memories spoken aloud, the way trauma echoes through vocal delivery. The listener experiences her burden in a visceral way that silent reading might not fully capture.
What struck me most was how Solomon avoids easy answers. Yes, remembering is painful. Yes, forgetting is dangerous. The tension between these truths drives the narrative forward with relentless momentum. Yetu's discovery of the surface world - and her own complicated history within it - adds layers that feel both surprising and inevitable.
This isn't just speculative fiction. It's a meditation on collective memory, intergenerational trauma, and the cost of survival. The wajinru's underwater paradise comes at a price, and Yetu's journey forces them to confront whether that price is too high.
The Deep will stay with you long after the final moment. It's the kind of story that changes how you think about history, identity, and the stories we tell ourselves to survive. Absolutely essential listening.
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Playing a wide variety of audio formats
Works on all devices with iOS 13 and newer
Huge amount of features for a small price
Frequent updates to add new features and improve existing ones
Advanced playback controls
Live sound processing
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice and noise reduction
Translated into more than 20 languages
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Edit book data: title, author, cover
Use equalizer to make the sound comfortable for you
Adjust the playback speed
Enjoy dark and light app themes
Supported formats: MP3, M4B, AWB, FLAC, OGG audio files and many more (must be DRM free)
Auto-Bookmarks make it easy to find your place
AirPlay support allows redirection of audio output.
VoiceOver support
Dark mode for night owls
Convenient bookmarking system helps you mark the most important places.
Unlimited bookmarks for each audiobook
Put your own cover on the wager
Share your audiobook with friends
Lock-screen control
Customise app with extensive options
Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
Auto rewind depending on paused time, customize rewind times to your liking
Removing background noise from recordings made in classrooms and meetings
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice for a better listening experience