SuitabookConfinement and community
Martha and others have been unable to leave the jellyfish and cannot get away from one another.
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Clare Rees - Author
A strange, claustrophobic survival story about people sharing an inescapable place, confronting missing memories and deciding whether a dangerous escape is worth attempting.
The biggest problem with being trapped on a jellyfish isn’t what you’d expect. You get over the fear of death (because you start looking forward to it) and the smell of fish (because it quickly becomes your breakfast, lunch, and dinner). Boredom is an issue, sure, but it’s not the main one; the biggest problem is not being able to get away from everyone. Martha is stuck on the back of the jellyfish and has been for a long time. She and everyone else living there don’t know how exactly they got there or how long they’ve been there or where they’re going—they just remember that something traumatic happened. And they can’t escape. But now, the crew has finally had enough. They’re going to escape the jellyfish—or die trying. (Which probably means dying.)
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Sign in for personalised guidanceA strange, claustrophobic survival story about people sharing an inescapable place, confronting missing memories and deciding whether a dangerous escape is worth attempting.
Martha and others have been unable to leave the jellyfish and cannot get away from one another.
The characters do not know how they arrived, how long they have been there or where they are going, yet decide to attempt escape.
The book may deserve attention if a reader finds death, traumatic backstory, prolonged confinement or threatened fatal escape attempts difficult.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: the current material supports only a cautious reading; the book’s treatment of its main themes is not yet firm enough.
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