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A review by takemyhand
Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson
5.0
"the trouble is, this is trouble that you welcome."
if i were to speak of my favorite books, i would have no choice but to include a 20-minute oral presentation solely about this book. "open water" is a beauty and caleb azumah nelson is an incredible writer, who has the talent to make one reader feel a million emotions in just a couple of words.
i got recommended this book quite a lot, and it took me a while to get around to reading it (and even more to reviewing it) and i believe i subconsciously knew i would love it with every bone in my body. "open water" is the story of two characters falling in love, despite their situation, despite how contradictory yet complimentary their lives are. it's the story of a photograph and a dancer, the story of artists who can't help but see the beauty in the other, and inevitably, it's the story of a reader who can't help but see the beauty in both of them.
i liked how this book was written in second person, calling out the reader and allowing them to experience some of these situations in their soul. "open water" tackles the topic of race, immigration, and police brutality amongst other more lighthearted and common ones (such as love, grief and separation).
i truly believe this book is a staple of contemporary literature and i loved it for its poetic lyricism, it's loveable characters, it's originality and it's importance. i could never recommend enough.
if i were to speak of my favorite books, i would have no choice but to include a 20-minute oral presentation solely about this book. "open water" is a beauty and caleb azumah nelson is an incredible writer, who has the talent to make one reader feel a million emotions in just a couple of words.
i got recommended this book quite a lot, and it took me a while to get around to reading it (and even more to reviewing it) and i believe i subconsciously knew i would love it with every bone in my body. "open water" is the story of two characters falling in love, despite their situation, despite how contradictory yet complimentary their lives are. it's the story of a photograph and a dancer, the story of artists who can't help but see the beauty in the other, and inevitably, it's the story of a reader who can't help but see the beauty in both of them.
i liked how this book was written in second person, calling out the reader and allowing them to experience some of these situations in their soul. "open water" tackles the topic of race, immigration, and police brutality amongst other more lighthearted and common ones (such as love, grief and separation).
i truly believe this book is a staple of contemporary literature and i loved it for its poetic lyricism, it's loveable characters, it's originality and it's importance. i could never recommend enough.