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If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin

15 reviews

trinidad_gondi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Rape, Alcohol, Suicide, Misogyny, Police brutality, Emotional abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, Sexual harassment, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Abortion, Slavery, and Miscarriage

morepeachyogurt's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Misogyny

Moderate: Sexual assault, Miscarriage, Sexual content, and Homophobia

rosalind's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

Always nerve-racking to read one of your best friends’ favourite books. Fortunately I came to a similar conclusion! Man, reading this in the shadow of the George Floyd court case is heavy. But an important heaviness, a heaviness we need to feel and respond to, be motivated to do move against. Baldwin writes so lyrically and you feel the fresh heartbreak of every despondency whilst balancing the weary sadness of inevitability. And the space, the space to fill in the gaps, to confront your own feelings, like a Biblical ‘selah’. A classic and rightfully so.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Cursing, Grief, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Police brutality, and Hate crime

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Xenophobia, Sexual assault, Rape, and Misogyny

Minor: Antisemitism, Death, Death of parent, and Suicide

capriganda's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse and Racism

Minor: Miscarriage, Misogyny, and Rape

readinghavoc's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, and Confinement

Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Torture, Sexism, Rape, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Alcoholism, Misogyny, and Cursing