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Book Reviews of The Water Dancer (Large Print)

The Water Dancer (Large Print)
The Water Dancer - Large Print
Author: Ta-Nehisi Coates
ISBN-13: 9780593168196
ISBN-10: 0593168194
Publication Date: 9/24/2019
Pages: 576
Edition: Large Print
Rating:
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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3.8 stars, based on 5 ratings
Publisher: Random House Large Print
Book Type: Paperback
Large Print: Yes
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3 Book Reviews submitted by our Members...sorted by voted most helpful

BigGreenChair avatar reviewed The Water Dancer (Large Print) on + 463 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
I have to give it a so-so; while an incredibly important topic, the book left me a little wanting. I'm not sure I can even identify why. It did do a good job of going further than 'this is what happened to me' to letting the reader see the lifetime changes/damage caused by each incident, so more into the mind of the destruction. The writing itself was good.
njmom3 avatar reviewed The Water Dancer (Large Print) on + 1396 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
All historical fiction is just that â fiction, and The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehesi Coates is no exception. The fiction label allows history to be massaged into a compelling story. However, this history itself is so compelling that it needs no embellishment especially not one based in magic. That concern aside, aspects of the writing pull me right into the middle of the story. That is the history that speaks to me in this book and gives it its power.

Read my complete review at http://www.memoriesfrombooks.com/2020/01/the-water-dancer.html

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reviewed The Water Dancer (Large Print) on + 115 more book reviews
A fantastic book. I listened to the audiobook read by Joe Morton. What a wonderful âperformanceâ. He read with such enthusiasm and feeling, and this added so much more than just reading the words myself.