Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson

4 reviews

sakisreads's review against another edition

emotional inspiring tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

✨ Gifted ✨

I am so envious of whoever gets to read this for the first time.

I have no words. None. 

Well, okay, maybe a few.

This is honestly one of the most phenomenal books I have read in quite a long time, and I read a LOT 😂 I was slow to read it only because I kept putting it down after crying, screaming, throwing up (or well, gasping a lot) 👏🏼

Caleb Azumah Nelson does an incredible job in his debut novel. I honestly cannot praise it enough. I urge EVERYONE to read it ❤️

Obviously 5 out of 5 stars for me, thank you ✨

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Police brutality, Abandonment, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Drug use

dannythestreet's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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

5.0

That must be one of the most beautiful things I've ever read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Racism, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Murder, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Addiction, Cursing, Drug use, Medical content, and Abandonment

itsheyfay's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Alcohol

Moderate: Racism, Police brutality, Medical content, and Murder

Minor: Abandonment

dinahn's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime and Police brutality

Moderate: Death and Racism

Minor: Mental illness and Abandonment