The Color Of Water- Part I

The Color Of Water is a loving memoir written by James McBride in honor of his mother. From the first nine chapters, I've found that this is a very beautiful and thought-provoking book. McBride uses very descriptive and precise details describing his family, surroundings, life, and friends.

McBride was a young black boy growing up in the Brooklyn projects who had eleven other siblings and was the son of a Polish woman who came to the United States because of the outbreak of WWII. McBride and his family struggled with the difficulties of living in the projects and racism.

Prior to reading The Color Of Water, I knew much about the Civil Rights movement. I just wasn't that interested in it, not to say that I didn't believe in Civil Rights. McBride's book offers both insight into what racial and religious tensions were like during the segregation era while describing his love for his belated mother.

So far, I have really enjoyed the book. James McBride does a fantastic job at putting everything in this book on such a personal level that it felt as though I almost experienced it myself, making it even more difficult to bear the thought of actually experiencing it.

The Color Of Water is a beautiful memoir that I can't wait to finish reading.