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If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin

5 reviews

midnightmarauder's review

dark emotional informative sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

If Beale Street Could Talk is a novel that follows the two protagonists, Fonny, a young man who is currently in jail for rape, and his girlfriend, Tish, who finds out that she is pregnant while Fonny is serving his sentence. The book mainly follows Tish as she and her family attempt to get Fonny out of jail. 

The book is a romance novel through and through. The love that Tish has for Fonny and vice versa is constantly put on display. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Grief, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

marjolainegenot's review

funny hopeful sad 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

Beautiful prose. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

yavin_iv's review

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual content, Violence, Police brutality, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual violence, and Alcohol

Minor: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Miscarriage, Suicide, and Antisemitism

candacem's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Sexism, Police brutality, Antisemitism, and Alcohol

readinghavoc's review

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: Confinement, Racism, and Rape

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

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