What is the author's style in the novel, Open Water?

While the novel is written in prose, the language is lyrical with poetic tendencies. The author uses many literary devices such as repetition and metaphorical phrases. There is some dialogue, but the majority of the novel is narrative. The author makes many references to people, literature, and music, and the reader who is not familiar with those references may miss out on subtle messages. The narrative is sometimes chaotic and repetitive, and this often mimics the photographer's mindset at the time.