The Water Dancer

It's rare I read a slavery narrative that feels fresh, but this book is truly unlike any I've read before. The same powerful, poetic voice of Between the World and Me is thick and beautiful throughout. The first-person perspective is so strong as to be immersive, and the world-building is more like reading fantasy than historical fiction. This writing demands attention, and when I lent myself to it, I found myself sucked into the narrative. Beautiful read.