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Summary of this Book... | ||
James McBride's The Color of Water[/i} is a powerful tribute to a remarkable woman: his mother. His mother was a daughter of a southern rabbi who fell in love with a black man in the late 1930s. It is his story, the mystery of his mother, and a snapshot of this country's own regrettable past. | ||
This type of Book is good for... | ||
Understanding the role of race and class in the 30s through present, and how the human heart can withstand almost anything. | ||
I especially liked... | ||
His mothers demand her children be educated and she raised 7 MDs, Lawyers, PhDs and therapists in one of the worst housing projects in America. | ||
I didn't like... | ||
There was nothing about this book that I disliked. | ||
When I finished reading this Book I wanted to... | ||
Reread it, which I have. | ||
This Book made me feel... | ||
Enriched and informed. | ||
The author of this Book... | ||
Is a journalist by vocation. You can see it in his almost transparent writing style: clean fresh detail with no stylistic constructs that intrude on the text itself. | ||
I recommend this Book because... | ||
It enrich you for the reading of it, both culturally and spiritually in the rich complexity of the human spirit and heart. | ||
Further Comments... | ||
Buy it. Read it. Discuss it with friends. | ||
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Created Feb 10, 2007 at 12:09pm •
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