Down the River Unto the Sea

By Walter Mosley,

When you buy books, we may earn a commission that helps keep our lights on (or join the rebellion as a member).

Why read it?

1 author picked Down the River Unto the Sea as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This is how good Mosley is: I couldn’t escape the feeling that I knew his protagonist the whole time I was reading this. I swear I had met the guy somewhere. I walked those same Brooklyn streets, and Mosley’s portrait of them was strong enough and real enough to make me miss the place, even though Brooklyn is overrun with lawyers and stock brokers these days.

And Mosley’s secondary characters are just as real, and if you screw up, you just might meet some of them. One last thing: when Mosley writes about race, he does it in lowercase. That…

Want books like Down the River Unto the Sea?

Our community of 12,000+ authors has personally recommended 62 books like Down the River Unto the Sea.

Browse books like Down the River Unto the Sea

Book cover of Deliverance
Book cover of Eight Million Ways to Die
Book cover of A Drop of the Hard Stuff

Share your top 3 reads of 2024!

And get a beautiful page showing off your 3 favorite reads.

1,224

readers submitted
so far, will you?