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

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

“The masters could not bring water to boil, harness to horse or strap their own drawers without us. We were better than them. We had to be. Sloth was literal death for us, while for them it was the whole ambition of their lives.”

“But we must tell our stories, and not be ensnared by them.”

“There was no peace in slavery, for every day under the rule of another is a day of war.”