A review by writingcaia
Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson

challenging dark reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

A brilliant testament of the trauma of being confined to a Black body and what it entails, from the micro aggressions to fearing daily for your life, for the wrong things in your pockets, the wrong turn.
A love story of a man who is suffering because he cannot be free, because he’s is trapped in a world that has confined him to a label, to a skin he cannot change, even if he wanted to to, which he doesn’t. It is not an easy love thus, because he can’t face his demons, his frailty, his fear of drowning in the sorrow of his prison.
A beautiful and heart breaking tale, which if it hadn’t a open ending would be more appreciated 😅
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