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A review by jeslis
Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Notes:
- New favourite book! Had absolutely everything I loved about literary fiction and I flew through it so fast I had to stop myself from finishing it in one day because I didn't want it to end.
- The prose was gorgeous and second POV was done so poetically.
- Loved the exploration of racism and how the perception of race can dictate the lived experience of so many. The latter in particular was done in a way that was so vivid and yet honed in on such small moments that are inflated with so much meaning.
- I also loved the way this book's emotional narrative went from falling in love with your best friend to the feeling of lost love. It was a really significant emotional journey to go on and what you experience in the beginning compared to where you are after only 145 pages is so different.
- New favourite book! Had absolutely everything I loved about literary fiction and I flew through it so fast I had to stop myself from finishing it in one day because I didn't want it to end.
- The prose was gorgeous and second POV was done so poetically.
- Loved the exploration of racism and how the perception of race can dictate the lived experience of so many. The latter in particular was done in a way that was so vivid and yet honed in on such small moments that are inflated with so much meaning.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Police brutality
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts