2043...A Merman I Should Turn to Be
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- Create Date：2021-09-07 04:19:11
- Update Date：2025-09-07
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- Author：Nisi Shawl
- ISBN：B098QPR7QG
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Reviews
Netanella
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I loved the concept of this story more than the execution。 It reminded me a lot of Rivers Solomon's The Deep， which I just read a month or two ago。 African Americans return to the sea and become mermen， this time voluntarily， as part of the United States' long overdue program for reparations for slavery。 There were elements in the story that were fraught with tension， which I loved， but I didn't understand the whole music concert thing， which was happening at the same time。 I believe I would enj I loved the concept of this story more than the execution。 It reminded me a lot of Rivers Solomon's The Deep， which I just read a month or two ago。 African Americans return to the sea and become mermen， this time voluntarily， as part of the United States' long overdue program for reparations for slavery。 There were elements in the story that were fraught with tension， which I loved， but I didn't understand the whole music concert thing， which was happening at the same time。 I believe I would enjoy an expanded version of this story， particularly if it continued to delve into the ideas of race relations and not simply escape。 。。。more
nikki lake
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Love， love， loveI was not ready！！！ This is the fantasy book I did not know I needed。 This is so relevant to right now。
Brittany Boggess
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The storyline was all over the place。 I hope the rest of the series gets better。
Cheetara Portis
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I absolutely love the concept but this book was very confusing and hard to process。 Perhaps I'll try it again later I absolutely love the concept but this book was very confusing and hard to process。 Perhaps I'll try it again later 。。。more
Janaye
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I know it's a short story， but the plot jumped a lot without context， and the ending was really rough and sudden。 The premise is pretty thought-provoking， though。 I know it's a short story， but the plot jumped a lot without context， and the ending was really rough and sudden。 The premise is pretty thought-provoking， though。 。。。more
Angelica
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Some intriguing stuff in the beginning about the merfolk tech， but I often found myself confused about what was happening。
Julliet Iorkighir
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Interesting I feel like I’ll have to reread this one to understand what happened at the end。 But it was n interesting read。 Still enjoyed it
LaTrice McNeil-Smith
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This really made no sense and was all over the place。 Even LeVar Burton couldn't save this one 🤷🏾♀️。 This really made no sense and was all over the place。 Even LeVar Burton couldn't save this one 🤷🏾♀️。 。。。more
Stephleda
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2。5 Stars*
Maria Do
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Eu achei a ideia muito perturbadora， mas não deixa de ser interessante。 Uma boa narrativa para discutir questões raciais e também para questionar: o que nos torna， afinal， humanos？
Matt
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There's a real interesting premise behind this short story but it never quite makes the most of it。 Set in a future where the advent of nanite technology and reparations from the US Government， in the form of forty acres of land under the sea， has led to the establishment of the underwater City of Bahari it follows the journey of Darden and Catherina as they descend into the depths for the first time。 The city of Bahari， possibly one among many？， is intriguing as are its inhabitants and their wa There's a real interesting premise behind this short story but it never quite makes the most of it。 Set in a future where the advent of nanite technology and reparations from the US Government， in the form of forty acres of land under the sea， has led to the establishment of the underwater City of Bahari it follows the journey of Darden and Catherina as they descend into the depths for the first time。 The city of Bahari， possibly one among many？， is intriguing as are its inhabitants and their way of life。 Transformed physically into Mer by the nanites， cut off from land， and seemingly still harassed semi-legally by white supremacists who lead patrols and raids on the City and surrounding waters。 It would have been great to have seen more of the day to day life of those living in Bahari， the odd Prastic technology， or the differences between the Mer and Benthos （those modded for even greater depth） but a lot of the focus is on Darden and his worries and jealously over Catherina。 Things then just sort of oddly peter out without much thrust to the ending which is unfortunate for such a good initial setup。 。。。more
Sachi Sabella
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It was a good idea， but not well executed。 Confusing and boring。
Mark Glenny
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I like the concept but it’s just a bit too confusing for such a short story
Karl
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Interesting blend of futurism and historic Southern Reconstruction themes。 The introduction was strong but the ending was a bit creaky。
Nay Denise
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Giving this a 2。5 star rating。 I truly wanted to love this was a bit confusing for me。 I liked the idea and concept of black people getting their 40-acres and a mule mixed with becoming merfolk underwater。 However， this wasn't successful in execution。 I enjoyed Darden as a character and would love to see a full story with him in it。 Giving this a 2。5 star rating。 I truly wanted to love this was a bit confusing for me。 I liked the idea and concept of black people getting their 40-acres and a mule mixed with becoming merfolk underwater。 However， this wasn't successful in execution。 I enjoyed Darden as a character and would love to see a full story with him in it。 。。。more
Kristy Moore
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