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If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin

57 reviews

jsmnx's review

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emotional sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

Racism and false accusation tears family apart

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zimmerlemon's review

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challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

4.0

This is hard to rate tbh. Some beautiful writing! Really interesting. The ending

is fitting but also upsetting but even then, upsetting because it’s real that it might be that way rather than all tied up with a bow or happy ending.

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mauricekofi's review

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challenging emotional 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? Yes

5.0

This is my first Baldwin book, and now I understand why he's one of the greatest authors of time. The sorrow I feel from the story he creates is sobering, a reminder that the romance of people of color differs so far from what white people may imagine. His call out to Romeo and Juliet represents how this a tragedy like none other, not one of faults of the characters themselves, but from the evil and darkness that is America, the way it murders and cannibalizes it's citizens so it can call itself "great"

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