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title: "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother"
brand: "james mcbride"
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# The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother

**Brand:** james mcbride
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The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    A beautiful, moving book
  

*by Z***A on Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2024*

This is one of the most beautiful and moving books I have read .  McBride delivers a splendid account of growing up in a mixed-race family with 12 children. The heroine is the Jewish mother who abandoned her people to marry a black man. The book recounts both the story of the courageous mother of 12 children, surviving against all odds, and that of young James McBride struggling to find his identity as a gifted musician and writer, a black man who is also the son of a white woman. The writing is superb and the book ends being a homage to his mother.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    I enjoyed this book very much.
  

*by A***N on Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2024*

The book is very well written and a real feel good book.He told the life story of his mom and it was very sweet and touching.It is a book you will remember.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    James started to head down a bad path. His grades slipped like a man on ...
  

*by D***H on Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2017*

I’m not a huge reader, normally it would take me over a month to finish any book. My usual feeling of trekking through the pages of a book was not, yes I said not, found in The Color of Water by James Mcbride. This book is universally relatable on so many different levels.  Within most of the chapters there was something that emotionally impacted me on a certain level. This book is a roller coaster, it has it’s ups and it has it’s downs . This is why I decided to give my book 4 stars.James Mcbride is one of twelve mixed race siblings, with a white, single, jewish mom, during the 1940’s. During that time, there was a lot of racial discrimination, along with the holocaust occurring. Throughout his memoir James not only shares his life story, but Ruth's (his mom) as well. This makes for an even more impactful story because we are seeing how Ruth grew up, and learning about the different events that has happened in her life. Knowing her background while reading the story, allows us to understand the way she has raised her children and how she handles different situations with life and/or her kids.I’m not a mom, but I know raising 12 kids is an arduous effort. Ruth wasn’t able to keep everyone in check all the time, no matter how hard she tried. When James step-father passed away, James started to head down a bad path. His grades slipped like a man on ice, along with his behavior. He started getting involved with drugs and petty theft. When Ruth learned that James grades were slipping, and that he also was skipping school she sent him to his sister’s house down in Louisville, Kentucky. James was a mad as a bull. James ended up spending 3 consecutive summers down there. While he was down there he met a man named Chicken Man. Chicken Man played a very influential part in James life, they first met on the “corner” where a lot of the druggies or drunks could be found. While James and Chicken Man were standing on the corner, he  explained to James that “everybody on this corner is smart, you ain’t no smarter than anybody here”(Mcbride 150). The Chicken Man shakes James belief that his knowledge makes him smarter than someone else. The Chicken Man shows James that all people are smart, it’s just what they do with their knowledge individualizes them.This part of the book impacted me the me the most because i’ve started to head down bad paths in life simply because I didn’t know how to deal with the pain or emotion. During these times, my two coaches, along with my parents, are the ones that helped get me back on track. They showed me what could happen if I continued to head down the path I was on. Everyone should have a role model in their life, for James that was chicken man or his mom, and for me; my parents, along with my coaches.This book changed my view on life and how no matter how hard times get you still need to keep going. Life is a mountain that we must continue to climb, no matter how many times we slip.It covered racial discrimination, how you can go from a bad situation and turn things around, how far religion can take you,  and what you can accomplish with perseverance. James mom came from a dad who had molested her, but she didn’t let that hold her back. She went on to be married 2 times, and have 12 mixed race kids during the 1940s. She kept most of the kids in check ¾ of the time, and was able to provide for them all. Ruth, “wipes her memory instantly and with purpose” (271).She allows the bad to roll right off because she knows she has responsibilities to her kids. She is formidable, she is knowledgeable, she is unexpendable.  The way Ruth raised her kids, and dealt with her own life is impeccable.Thank you James Mcbride for giving me a new perspective on how I few things, along with having a new genre of books to read.

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