The Ocean in Bits

by Thea Atkinson

Simone watched her lover of forty years chew a piece of meat too big for his mouth, and too tough for his gums and realized that she wished he'd choke.

31 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 18, 2013

About the author

Thea is a NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY Bestselling Author. She used to have a black lab at her feet when she wrote, warming up the calves. It can be cold in rural Nova Scotia. Now it's just a cuppa tea keeping her warm.

Her urban fantasy pulses with dark themes and action-packed intrigue. Her characters are always deeply wounded creatures struggling for redemption.

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a special shout out to Brenda Levy Tate for the awesome author photo wherein I don't look too dog-lady crazy.

Reviews

[Mills]

The Ocean in Bits is my third book of Thea Atkinson's and, although each has been very different, as with the previous two, I truly have no idea how to rate it. It wasn't an enjoyable read, but it could be quite a powerful one.

To me it spoke of recognising your own feelings and not sublimating your thoughts and desires into what the world expects a woman or girl to be. To the world, to the 'sensible' part of Simone herself, she ought to be perfectly happy with her partner. What more could she possibly wish for? And yet I think she does secretly wish for more in these quietly violent thoughts.

I read The Ocean in Bits in a bit of an insomniac haze but I also got the sense from the parts featuring Simone's father and the parallels between the two blizzards, that she has learned - at least in a small way - to put herself first. To not put men's needs before her own.

I'd be curious to hear any thoughts from others on what they took home from the read.