A review by thewellreadlife
The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates

4.0

I did not think I would enjoy or resonate with this book. I had read Between The World And Me and I didn' connect to that so I figured it would be the same with this. I chose to read this book because of the Oprah book club otherwise I would not have picked it up. I thought well there must be something here. I chose to step out of what I know, what I was comfortable with and give the writer another try. And guess what, I liked it. I'm not in love with the writing, but I appreciate the story and the work and passion that went into this body of work. I appreciate the writer's mind and his purpose in creating this work. I believed the world that was created. I was in it. I understood Hiram but I didn't connect with him. I could feel the characters each one but didn't connect with them on that level where you know they'll be with you forever. I feel this is a fantastic piece of work and it should be read. I'm glad that I chose to spend time in Mr. Coates' world.