![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Because he is the narrator, we see the world from his own perspective.Ĭoates prose is excellent if sometimes a little meandering. Hiram Walker, the main character, has this quiet attitude. In fact, some reviewers find the book a little slow. Instead, the rhythm is deliberately slow-paced, and the tone is quiet. Given the premise, one might expect an action-packed escape story. This brush with death births an urgency in Hiram and a daring scheme: to escape from the only home he’s ever known. Years later, when Hiram almost drowns in a river, that same power saves his life. When his mother was sold away, Hiram was robbed of all memory of her-but was gifted with a mysterious power. Young Hiram Walker was born into bondage. Set in a slave plantation located in pre-civil war Virginia, this is a bold and ambitious story about slavery. The Water Dancer is the debut novel for Ta-Nehisi Coates, an author and journalist best known for his nonfiction works. ![]()
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