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Loading... The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother (original 1995; edition 1997)by James McBride
Work InformationThe Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother by James McBride (1995)
  
Black Authors (31) » 15 more No current Talk conversations about this book.   ) caedocyon | Feb 23, 2024 |   ) ben_r47 | Feb 22, 2024 | This is an amazing story told by her son, James, and is interspersed with Ruth telling her life story to him, while he weaves the tales into his own life. I loved it. I thought it was remarkable the way Ruth forged her own path, and although naive at times, was able to make it through. Moving story. ( ) rmarcin | Feb 21, 2024 | ) empress49 | Dec 29, 2023 | Some very sad moments, as well as funny stories, are recounted. I found it really interesting how scared McBride was for his white mother's safety, when he was growing up. The ending was a little anticlimactic and disappointing, though I can't quite put my finger on the reason for that. There was some profanity and a couple of vulgar comments that I really wish had been edited out. ( ) RachelRachelRachel | Nov 21, 2023 |
 Wie fatal die entschlossene Weigerung dieser Frau, irgend etwas anderes zu sein als sie selbst, sich auf die nächste Generation überträgt, macht den Leser schier atemlos. Wie erfolgreich sie und ihre Kinder andererseits Teil des amerikanischen Traumes werden, nicht minder. James McBride liefert mit seinem Debut nicht nur eine Familiengeschichte ab, sondern ebenso ein Sittenbild des amerikanischen Südens der 40er Jahre und New Yorks in der Mitte dieses Jahrhunderts. Und dieses Bild ist alles andere als schwarzweiß. Belongs to Publisher SeriesKnaur Taschenbuch (61278) Has as a student's study guideAwardsNotable Lists
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HTML: Who was Ruth McBride Jordan? Not even her son knew the answer to that question until he embarked on a twelve-year journey that changed himself and his family forever. Born Rachel Deborah Shilsky, she began life as the daughter of an angry, failed orthodox Jewish rabbi in the South. To escape her unhappy childhood, Ruth ran away to Harlem, married a black man, became Baptist and started an all-black church. Her son James tells of growing up with inner confusions, chaos, and financial hardships; of his own flirtation with drugs and violence; of the love and faith his mother gave her twelve children; and of his belated coming to terms with her Jewish heritage. The result is a powerful portrait of growing up, a meditation on race and identity, and a poignant, beautifully crafted hymn from a son to his mother. .No library descriptions found. |
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