“In Saltwater’s case, the fragments suit the protagonist’s youth: though the existence of the internet is barely acknowledged, Lucy is of a generation raised by social media, a medium comprised of brief chunks of text devoted to self-exposure. At the same time, the structure mimics the nature of memory.”

“In Saltwater’s case, the fragments suit the protagonist’s youth: though the existence of the internet is barely acknowledged, Lucy is of a generation raised by social media, a medium comprised of brief chunks of text devoted to self-exposure. At the same time, the structure mimics the nature of memory.”

— Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett