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A review by abooknomad
Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Did I read this book or did it read me?
If you like poetic writing, meandering metaphors, are easily moved by art, and wrestle with vulnerability and your place in this world, you'll probably sigh, weep and come while reading this book. In that order.
A tender love story. A gorgeous portrait of what it's like to move through the world as a black man and the anxieties that come with it. An ode to black art and South East London.
Black excellence.
If you like poetic writing, meandering metaphors, are easily moved by art, and wrestle with vulnerability and your place in this world, you'll probably sigh, weep and come while reading this book. In that order.
A tender love story. A gorgeous portrait of what it's like to move through the world as a black man and the anxieties that come with it. An ode to black art and South East London.
Black excellence.