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The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother - Community Reviews back

by James McBride, Andre Braugher, Lainie Kazan
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EricaO
EricaO rated it 13 years ago
I don't remember what made me want to listen to this book, but I am glad I did. I'm not even sure I knew what it was about before I pressed the "Play" button.It's about the son of a black, Christian man and a white, Jewish woman. It's also about identity, finding one's past, and family.Much of it ta...
Ms. Margie
Ms. Margie rated it 15 years ago
Very warm and loving portrait of a biracial mother/son relationship.
Flying Kick-a-pow!
Flying Kick-a-pow! rated it 15 years ago
Summer reading for Race & Gender class ... I thought it was pretty good! The author and his mother both had very interesting life stories. :] It was sad, though – one of those books that reminds you how cruel and judgmental people can be. But it had its happy/funny moments too. :)
EricCWelch
EricCWelch rated it 16 years ago
"What color is God?" asks the young James of his mother, confused by all the white images of Jesus that surround him and his black father and mother. "God's not black. He's not white. . . . God is the color of water," is the wonderful response of Rachel, an astonishingly gifted and driven woma...
Sparrow
Sparrow rated it 17 years ago
If [b:Cheaper By the Dozen|764903|Cheaper by the Dozen|Frank B. Gilbreth|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1348220916s/764903.jpg|1925199], by Frank Gilbraith Jr., and [b:The Color Purple|11486|The Color Purple|Alice Walker|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1166478450s/11486.jpg|3300573], by Alice Walker, eve...
spoko
spoko rated it 18 years ago
I had actually wanted to read this back when it was big, but never did. Anyway, we had it sitting on the shelf, and it came to mind when I was trying to think of something easy (but not too easy) to read to help me out of the reading slump I've been in. Turned out to be a pretty good book for it, ac...
Clif's Book World
Clif's Book World rated it 27 years ago
I read this book prior to my Goodreads.com days so I've not written my own review. But I was reminded of it this morning when I found it on my PageADay Book Lover's Calendar. The following review is from that calendar.A beautifully rendered memoir, and a loving tribute to a mother who taught her s...
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