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A review by mayphoenix7992
Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson
challenging
dark
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
4 ⭐
"Let's ask: which came first, the violence or the pain?"
This book is a love letter to Black people. It has hit me deeply and has taught me things about Black people in the UK which, I am ashamed to admit, I had not realised. The fear, the uncertainty, the invisibility, the hope for a home, it was all described so raw, so achingly beautiful, by Caleb Azumah Nelson, I'm in awe.
The 2nd pov writing style disturbed me at first but I quickly got used to it. If anything it made the writing more powerful: it talked to you, it dragged you into the story.
"Let's ask: which came first, the violence or the pain?"
This book is a love letter to Black people. It has hit me deeply and has taught me things about Black people in the UK which, I am ashamed to admit, I had not realised. The fear, the uncertainty, the invisibility, the hope for a home, it was all described so raw, so achingly beautiful, by Caleb Azumah Nelson, I'm in awe.
The 2nd pov writing style disturbed me at first but I quickly got used to it. If anything it made the writing more powerful: it talked to you, it dragged you into the story.