Deep Salt Water

Thought provoking metaphors of life, loss, and abortion, to the ocean. The final chapter regarding details of climate change on the earth were more eye-opening than what we hear on the news. Very important!......more

A beautiful speculative memoir - I'm really interested in what Apostolides is communicating through this book's unconventional structure and non-linear narrative; the way it moves through time and crashes in on itself like waves. The extensive climate research in the footnotes and how this informs t......more

I won't lie, the blurb on the cover of this book turned me off of the book a little, with it's "discussing abortion without polarizing rhetoric" (the rhetoric is literally "let people have abortions if they feel it is needed: vs. "NEVER", and universal truths that women hold in their bodies!?!?!?!).......more

Poetic and authentic, an open look into human relationships and those with the ocean. This book confused me at first, but I found it quite captivating. It's not an easy read, however, and can be confronting. Loved the chapters at the end that illuminated the scientific material about the ocean and i......more

read for anthropology class- i liked the tying together of a more mainstream issue such as abortion with environmentalism......more