Reviews

Der Wassertänzer by Ta-Nehisi Coates

shelleydavis's review against another edition

3.0

I’m giving this book 3.5 stars- it started out so great but by the time there were 100 pages left, I had so many questions that I knew wouldn’t be answered by the end of the book. I think more time should have been spent on Hiram’s mother and letting us know what happens to Thena and the White family....it almost feels like the book ended abruptly after the author spent pages giving us such detail on everything else...

jess_mango's review against another edition

4.0

thoughts later...review coming soon.

crayzikat's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective slow-paced

3.75

jessemilac's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

ilanahoffer's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

anaccfarinha's review against another edition

3.0

3

abchu's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.5

lindsayreichl's review against another edition

slow-paced

3.0

ameliatmoss's review against another edition

4.0

I LO-VED this book. LOve. It is so beautifully written and the story is just *chef's kiss*. So why 4 stars? I struggle with historical fiction that creates dialogue for people who really existed. It's a personal preference thing so for this book I wasn't able to get past Harriet Tubman being an actual character in the story.

But seriously so good and complex and magical and weird. Highly reccomend.

sandyyeahyeah's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0