A review by broccoli_mmm
Open Water: Winner of the Costa First Novel Award 2021 by Caleb Azumah Nelson

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

3.0

Really beautiful prose and themes, felt more like a collection of poems and vignettes than a novel. Clearly a very talented writer. The pacing was a little funky and made the 2nd half tougher to get through. Very important & im glad this exists 
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