A review by anglefish
Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Honestly, this book broke my heart in some places. It was trul beautifully written, I loved the mixing of poetry and prose.It made me slow down and really take my time in digesting what i'm reading. It's always a treat when a book is written in 2nd POV, they're so rare! With that, it allowed the author to make the choie of not telling us the main characters names. Deapite not knowing them, i still felt very connected to our characters. The love they shared felt so real and authentic and, at times, messy.
I was sick asf after Daniel died and We push Her away as a result. Seriously, i was yelling at my phone 😭
Even with this book only being 160 pages, it was so impactful. I would definitely read this again and will be recommending this to my friends!
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