A review by sandro_reads
Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Open Water moves like a song. It has a rhythm- repeated phrases and imagery - returning to reflect on love and what it means to be a Black man.

Its use of the second person narration and the way it draws upon art - music and movies and books - gives it an immediacy. Simply beautiful. 
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