The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother by James McBride

The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother

James McBride

328 pages first pub 1996 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective slow-paced
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Deacon King Kong and The Good Lord Bird, winner of the National Book Award for Fiction:  The modern classic that Oprah.com calls one of the best memoirs of a generation and that launched James McBride'...

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Moods

emotional 84%
reflective 77%
inspiring 53%
hopeful 36%
informative 34%
sad 25%
funny 23%
challenging 20%
dark 5%
tense 5%
adventurous 4%
relaxing 2%
lighthearted 1%

Pace

medium 63%
slow 23%
fast 13%

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