A review by aweightytome
Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I cried multiple times. It being written in second pov, you immediately feel the intimacy of the characters as well as the writing. The poetic and lyrical writing style can deter you from the story, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. 
 
“We all fail each other, sometimes small, sometimes big, but look, when we love we trust, and when we fail, we fracture that joint.”
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