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James Baldwin. Steve Schapiro. the Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

32 reviews

cattheteawitchfairy's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

3.75

DISCLAIMER -  I read this text as a set text for university meaning I did not pick this up for myself. It does not fit my usual reading selection so my review may be rather biased. 

This was a very easy text to get through, I read it within one sitting. 

Baldwin’s writing is very easy to get along with, being informative, autobiographical and reflective. 

This text gave me a lot to think on and I will likely read it again and explore Baldwin’s writings further.
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belladonnashrike's review against another edition

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challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

still as relevant today as it was when it was written; james baldwin is forever one of my favorite authors. 
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sarah_brazenbookworm's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
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caidyn's review against another edition

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emotional informative medium-paced

4.25

A short book to read slowly to take it all in. I think the biggest thing is that, about sixty years later, so many of the things Baldwin wrote about are still problems today.
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emzconklin's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

5.0

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keeganrb's review against another edition

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challenging reflective fast-paced

5.0

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ash445's review against another edition

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informative reflective slow-paced

5.0

Excellent writing. I will definitely be rereading a print edition of this (I listened to the audiobook). It also discusses other perspectives of Black liberation and how Baldwin disagrees with them, so it provides a helping hand in developing an understanding of different frameworks of Black liberation. Something that stood out to me throughout the entire thing was the amount sympathy (and at times) pity Baldwin has for others. His letter for his nephew brought tears to my eyes. It showed an immense amount of love.
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hanakograce's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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lifeoflauren's review against another edition

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emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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whattaylorreads's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

5.0

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