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lpawade's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
avabevs's review against another edition
emotional
funny
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
worldsworstreader's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Though I loved Giovanni’s Room, and was excited to read Another Country, upon reading I found it to be pessimistic, fatalistic, violent, cruel, and lonely. I was not invested in the characters like I had been when reading Giovanni’s Room. I thought they were flat and uninspiring, and much less real than David, Giovanni, and Hella had been. I thought the writing was tired and disjointed, and I found it much less impactful than James Baldwin’s other work I’ve read (Giovanni’s Room and The Fire Next Time). Honestly I thought there was quite a big comparison between Another Country itself and Vivaldo’s unfinishable and lacklustre novel. There were a few lines I quite liked: “so long, genius” from Ellis to Vivaldo; and “he wanted to leave before Jane precipitated a race riot” about Vivaldo. I didn’t much like Another Country, but I still love James Baldwin as an author and look forward to reading the rest of his works.
franwyyazg's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.75
superdewa's review against another edition
This was hard. I really wanted to love it, but I had a difficult time with his portrayal of women and his seeing acceptance of male characters’ misogyny. I am going to have to sit with this book for a while.
elisabeth2008's review against another edition
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
niionatan01's review against another edition
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
lynecia's review against another edition
3.0
A cornucopia of themes, (love, the price of love...) character development (a group of friends are on a journey of self discovery in 1950s? (60s?) New York) and commentary (race, sexuality, gender...)but not much plot. That is fine with me, but I slogged through this one. A reading slump ensued and It took me a month to get through it, which I'll admit detracted from my overall reading experience. As a reader, I feel like I'm either only walking around the periphery of what Baldwin was trying to accomplish here, (and I do feel like I want to re-read) or I just didn't like it as much as I wanted, which disappoints me because my love for Uncle Jimmy is so great.
babyslayer's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
"You've got a bad case of penis envy" is the funniest thing I've ever heard
chassagnek's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0