364 reviews for:

Going to Meet the Man

James Baldwin

4.35 AVERAGE

ariannelilley's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

aggressivelyambivalent's review

5.0

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Some of these read as though they could be written today. Race relations have not changed as much as we like to tell ourselves.

jenna_cross's review against another edition

4.0

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My top 3 stories were:
1. Sonny’s Blues
2. This Morning, This Evening, So Soon
3. Going to Meet the Man

drphillgucci's review

4.75

challenging emotional reflective 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: Complicated

serenityseeker's review against another edition

2.0

challenging dark reflective sad slow-paced

zorah72's review

4.0

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4.5 STARS!

cyaneve7's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

o_negativ_e's review

5.0

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Baldwin was one of the greatest writers of human pain who has ever lived. This book will make you feel many things, mostly unpleasant, all important.

bruc_hise's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

spspsp's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced