A review by bek_p87
Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson

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

4.25

Told in the second person, this short novel is lyrical and poetic and most definitely way too smart and cool for me. An honest and raw exploration of love, self, and being a Black man in the UK, some of the prose and ideas this book contains will haunt me. 
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