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A review by unhinjd
Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson
challenging
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
fave quotes:
“They pat you down and riffle through pockets and ask what it is you’re hiding. You want to say the ache, but you don’t think they’d understand.”
“Under what conditions does unconditional love break?”
“A pair of soloists in conversations so harmonious, one struggles to separate. You are not the musicians but the music.”
“You while away the evening together, doing nothing really, which is something, is an intimacy in itself. To not fill your time with someone is to trust, and to trust is to love. And so you should say you spent the evening loving each other, on her sofa, eating, drinking, listening to music.”
“They pat you down and riffle through pockets and ask what it is you’re hiding. You want to say the ache, but you don’t think they’d understand.”
“Under what conditions does unconditional love break?”
“A pair of soloists in conversations so harmonious, one struggles to separate. You are not the musicians but the music.”
“You while away the evening together, doing nothing really, which is something, is an intimacy in itself. To not fill your time with someone is to trust, and to trust is to love. And so you should say you spent the evening loving each other, on her sofa, eating, drinking, listening to music.”
Content Warnings
Moderate: Police brutality and Racism