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Another Country by James Baldwin

5 reviews

roni_schreuer's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.75

The city was a main character 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Xenophobia, and Sexual harassment

freckled_frog_boi's review against another edition

5.0

This is probably the most raw depiction of love (in its many forms: familial, sexual, platonic, etc) I've ever seen. It's a mess. It's angry. It's heartbreaking. It's disgusting. Of it's time and also transcends it. 

I was going to originally start this review with "messy bitches doing their messy bitch activities" but I think we find a lil bit of ourselves, maybe the parts we dislike the most, in these characters in some form. Turns out, we were the messy bitches all along. That said, everyone in here could benefit from a few years of therapy and couple's counseling. An intervention or two. 

This definitely warrants a reread, and I highly recommend listening to the music mentioned in the book while reading. It's such a curated vibe that Baldwin put together that I fear I will never hear Cigarettes and Coffee by Otis Redding without thinking about this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

lazlio's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

polestick's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, and Sexual harassment

lmwanak's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

When my husband and I were engaged, our pastor assigned us a book to read about Black/white interracial relationships. I wish he chose this book instead, as it displayed Black/white dynamics far better than the other book. It also was talking about white privilege way before we started talking about it in this current time (which is both encouraging and discouraging). 

I'm floored by the relationships and the tensions and the friendships and the jealousy. The moments of rage, the moments of tenderness, in some cases directed towards the same person. And although Rufus only appears in the first quarter of the book, his presence lingers after his death. and while there was times I felt the story wandered, Baldwin's writing kept me fully engaged.

 This was the first James Baldwin book I've ever read, and it definitely won't be the last.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Suicide

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Racial slurs

Minor: Sexual harassment