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

3.0

Beautifully written but I’m struggling with this one. A captivating story with twists and turns that happen so abruptly they give you whiplash. I was invested and in many times sick to my stomach but the magical realism negated a lot of what I loved about this book. I think it took away from the struggle that really happened. Saying it was magic that freed so many slaves seems to discredit the work that real people did to help so many.