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4.34 AVERAGE
4.34 AVERAGE
http://www.originalpositions.com/2016/08/james-baldwin-going-to-meet-the-man-and-some-mid-60s-essays/
probably the best book of short stories I've ever read. But granted, I don't read a lot of them, or at least don't read a lot of them cover to cover. Obviously, these stories are heavily race-based, but they tackle the subject incredibly viscerally, and with a lot of style. Check it out!
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Baldwin captures the essence of what it is to be human as delicately as it is coarse and confronting. This collection of short stories is a tribute to humanities ability to be tender, to be complicated, to be hopeful and to be weary; it is also a damning condemnation of the ways in which humanity can warp itself to be cruel and uncaring, studying the effects of racism and the numerous ways in which it is both perpetuated and endured.
As with all of his writings, this collection underlines Baldwins astute observations of the complexities of our interpersonal relationships. His ability to meticulously pick apart the inner thoughts of a myriad of people from all walks of life, and use them as the basis of his storytelling is breathtaking. As a result, the subjects of his writing are some of the most authentic feeling characters of any work I have ever read. Most importantly due to the searing honesty with which he writes. All of humanities foibles and flaws are laid bare; and in many cases, our shameful failings too, with a refusal to look away from the ugly parts and the parts that break our hearts.
As with all of his writings, this collection underlines Baldwins astute observations of the complexities of our interpersonal relationships. His ability to meticulously pick apart the inner thoughts of a myriad of people from all walks of life, and use them as the basis of his storytelling is breathtaking. As a result, the subjects of his writing are some of the most authentic feeling characters of any work I have ever read. Most importantly due to the searing honesty with which he writes. All of humanities foibles and flaws are laid bare; and in many cases, our shameful failings too, with a refusal to look away from the ugly parts and the parts that break our hearts.
Somehow trauma is made even more unbearable when delivered in impeccable prose.
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A lot of this was way too dark for me to have kept reading if I wasn't obligated to.
A really strong collection of stories. I found the writing compelling and I felt like I was carefully transported into each story.
A great number of these (if not all) will be on my mind for a long long time.
A great number of these (if not all) will be on my mind for a long long time.
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A