Open Water (2021)-Caleb Azumah Nelson

"Open Water is a contemporary love story written in second person POV and a striking lyrical prose. It follows two unnamed main characters, both Black and British, both young artists—a photographer and a dancer—who meet at a party through a mutual. This first interaction, however, they “negate as too brief an encounter.” Their true first encounter is a meeting at a bar where they agree to undertake a project of photographing Black creators. This sparks the beginning of their ever-growing and evolving friendship. Though minor elements of the story are glossed over in the mere 164 pages, this is a stunning and beautiful story that will move and stick with readers."

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