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A review by owenwilsonbaby
Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
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
"To trust is to love and she trusts you."
I loved this. The prose is so excellently written. At times I was maybe grasping for more plot than there was but I actually preferred the book as a cyclical reflection on connection, love and trauma. I think second-person narration is very difficult to get right and Caleb Azumah Nelson uses it perfectly - I wish this kind of narrative style was more common in literary fiction. In general, I wish there was more of this book!
I loved this. The prose is so excellently written. At times I was maybe grasping for more plot than there was but I actually preferred the book as a cyclical reflection on connection, love and trauma. I think second-person narration is very difficult to get right and Caleb Azumah Nelson uses it perfectly - I wish this kind of narrative style was more common in literary fiction. In general, I wish there was more of this book!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Police brutality, and Grief