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Summary: The Color of Water
Review: The book "The Color of Water" by James McBride is a moving story from beginning to end. What made the book interesting is how it jumped back and forth from his life, to his mothers. It explains the hardships, which they both encountered through their lives. Ruth McBride didn't have a perfect life like many of us dream about, she was faced with many different problems, but through it all she instilled strong educational and religious morals. (Example, she didn't have much money she put all twelve of her children through college and graduate school). This book shows us that you face many hard times in life, but if you stick to your goals you will make it through anything. I would defiantly recommend this book to my friends it is easy to read and understand.
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Summary: The Color of Water
Review: This book was incredible. It exemplifys how individuals are treated in society within mixed racial relationships. Ruth McBride was an incredible woman. She preached education to all of her children who went on to become doctors, lawyers, nurses virtually all of them gradutated college with some sort of degree. I really enjoyed reading this book. It was easy reading and yet conveyed many important messages regarding the family institution, religion and race.
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Summary: put yourself in her shoes!
Review: this book was AWESOME! I couldn't put it down! The story line switched back inforth from the author to the mother and that kept me coming back I always wanted to know what was the next thing! James's mother was amazing! She had a challenging life this tribute was greatly deserved! Only if all people were so fearless!
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Summary: Excellent book--You Must Read It!
Review: This is, by far, one of the best books I've read. No question about it. Please take the chance to read it.
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Summary: The color of water
Review: While reading the book "the color of water" by James McBride, I greatly understood the racial problems that existed in the United States and other countries. I am Jew. And because of this, I understand all the racial unfairships that had happened. This book is powerful. Well writen. Often in did jump around to different times that made it (at times) confusing, but other than that, it was a great book!
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Summary: Thought Provoking and Inspirational
Review: This book was a quick read and has a powerful ending. I was moved by James MacBride's life experiences that help him define who he is today. He never takes a victim approach to life. His ability to appreciate his mother's uniqueness makes this book worth every word you read. I LOVED it!
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Summary: An intense book; erases color from the eyes of the world.
Review: The book was excellent. I haven't read a book this good in over two years. I learned a lot from it and I think you will too. The story is interestion, emotional, and cleverly written.James McBride wrote an entertaining memoir that kept my nose glued to the pages of the book. There were very few parts that didn't hold my attention. James and his family encountered so many situations throughout his life that it was unbelievable how strong and close his family turned out to be. I have lived a very sheltered life compared to the life of James and his mother. It was exciting to see another life besides mine. I enjoyed reading about all the "adventures" James and his mother had experienced in their lives. The feelings involved throughout the book were so intense. The feelings alone made the book come alive to me. I felt the emotions along with the characters. When James mother was crying I would want to cry with her, and other characters actions would make me so mad that I would have to stop reading until I calmed down. My emotions manipulated themselves as I read the authors words. James McBride placed his words cleverly and used his words very strategically. I love the way he signified the switching of his life and his mother's life in every other chapter. I also found it enticing that he would leave important information out of his life and answer the readers queations later in the book in the chapters about his mother's life. Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed reading the book. I believe James McBride is a very talented author. I would recommend this book to almost anyone, especially people that might be having trouble with or want a stronger sense of their ancestry or or their roots.
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Summary: A Couragous Woman
Review: I love this book. It's worth reading it. This is a moving story, which the author James McBride who is black described vividly about his white mother's life. I like its format. In each odd chapter James' mother Ruth talks about her childhood in a Jewish family, her siblings, relatives, friends, first love, marriage, etc. And in each even chapter James tells about his impression about his mother from his childhood to present, from being shameful to being proud of his white mother. When I was reading I could not stop concerning Ruth and James' fate. One of the scenes is impressive. James' biological father died before he was born and his mother Ruth was so desperate. Her Jewish family refused to give her help. At that time she met her second husband who promised to take care of her and her eight kids and he did. So the whole family got survived. This was a very important step for Ruth to start her new life again. She was lucky but I thought she put too many responsibilities on herself with total twelve mixed blood kids in her life. She challenged not only her life but also the society. The author James pointed out the racism existing deeply in America everywhere and his white mother was the one who struggled silently to it by God's help. She changed to be a Christian from a Jewish and believed God was the color of water. It indicates that it doesn't matter of what color of the skin. If people educated themselves, they could understand and respect each other and make their life better. When I finished reading this book, I kept thinking about the commons with other articles I have read, such as Malcolm X's "Learning to Read". Malcolm was the leading spokesman for Elijah Muhammad of the Black Muslims. He involved in the civil rights movement. He used his knowledge by self-education to impact American's thinking about black or white. In the Color of Water, James said "When Malcolm X talked about "the white devil" Mommy simply felt those references didn't apply to her. She viewed the civil rights achievements of black Americans with pride, as if they were her own." I am proud of Ruth too. She is the greatest mother I have ever seen. I would like to recommend this book to teenagers and college students. I think you will like it and gain experiences from it.
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Summary: Spiritually Touching
Review: The color of Water is a remarable story that I found to be inspirational. The format I found to be slightly confusing at first (going back and forth from his story to hers)but it did not take long to get use to. This touching story gave me a glimpse of what life was like for Ruth McBride. Ruth being a white Jews women with 12 black children had to deal with many issues of racism and poverty. What I found to be so inspirational about this story was Ruth's faith in God. No matter how tired, depressed or busy she was, she still found the time for church on Sunday morning. I also was amazed to find out that the people from the projects (were she lived) that knew Ruth and her husband, gave her money after hearing about her husbands death. The fact that the people in the projects had no more money then she did, and yet still had money to give was truly tearful. Just reading about all the things Ruth's children have accomplished is amazing. They all completed collage and have gone on to great professions:Teachers, Writers, Nurses,Social Workers etc. I thank Ruth McBride and James McBride for sharing their story with the public, the ending of the story was absolutely heart warming. I recently finished reading this book and have already recommened it to three of my close friends.
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Summary: Color doesn't matter, but the education that you acquire.
Review: The book "The Color of Water" by James McBride is a heart-whelming story about a mother who raises her children that what's important in life is education and good morals, not by the color of the skin. She teaches them all that everyone is equal in the eyes of God just like the color of water that is made up of tons of colors. Reading this book is very motivating and inspiring because of the mother's struggles to raise her children the right way. After being through so much things in her past, she has learned to change things around in her way that is effective to her teachings. I recommend this book because it will touch you in a way that has touched my heart and will reach down into your soul and never forget.
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