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Lädt ... Shallow Waters: A Novelvon Anita Kopacz
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Anita Kopacz's Shallow Waters is built around a striking premise: a young Yemaya (the Yoruba mother/sea god), unaware of her powers, falls in love with an African fisherman and, when he is captured by slavers, follows his boat across the sea to the pre-Civil War U.S., transforms herself into a woman and sets out in search of this man. The book has been compared to The Water Dancer and The Prophets, so I was looking forward to the kind of read that would build a world and let me live in the minds of its characters as they experience that world. As several reviewers have pointed out, however, this title reads like Young Adult literature. It's episodic, and too much of the narrative relies on coincidence. I'm meaning to slam neither young adult literature nor Shallow Waters, but at 224 pages the author doesn't give herself room to flesh out the many situations, settings, and characters she creates. I'd love to see this novel developed into a trilogy, say, that would let readers linger on different stages in the journey Yemaya takes. Bottom line, though: Kopacz wrote the book she wanted to write—not the book I might have wished she'd written. Shallow Waters provides an effective basic introduction to one part of Yoruba beliefs; introduces a number of historical characters, including Harriet Tubman and Ralph Waldo Emerson; depicts the underground railroad; and explores the way U.S. colonialism shaped the lives of those unwillingly brought from Africa and those who were living on this land before the arrival of Europeans. There's much to value here, even if some readers may leave the book wishing for more. I received an electronic review copy of this title from the publisher; the opinions are my own. Zeige 2 von 2 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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Cast into mid-1800s America, Yemaya, a deity in the religion of Africa's Yoruba people, as she grows into her powers, must confront the greatest evils of this era while searching for the man who sacrificed his own freedom for the chance at hers. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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“Shallow Waters” is engaging and thought provoking. It is quick to read and compels one to read it again. I received a review copy of “Shallow Waters” from Anita Kopacz, Atria/Black Privilege Publishing, and Simon & Schuster. Yemaya’s story unfolds with both simplicity and complexity. There are lessons from history that have applications for today.
“It’s not always wise to be the largest tree. We must know how to bend and compromise, like the willow, or else we will go down with the storm.” ( )