Reviews tagging 'Racism'

The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

55 reviews

belladonnashrike's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, and Slavery

sarah_brazenbookworm's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

caidyn's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

meishallaneous's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Minor: Drug use, Genocide, Racism, Slavery, Police brutality, Antisemitism, and War

keeganrb's review against another edition

challenging reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Violence

ash445's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, and Police brutality

hanakograce's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

lucinotlucy's review against another edition

hopeful informative reflective slow-paced

4.25

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Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Religious bigotry, Colonisation, and War

lifeoflauren's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, and Police brutality

samchase112's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

4.5

If we--and now I mean the relatively conscious whites and the relatively conscious blacks, who must, like lovers, insist on, or create, the consciousness of the others--do not falter in our duty now, we may be able, handful that we are, to end the racial nightmare, and achieve our country, and change the history of the world. If we do not now dare everything, the fulfillment of that prophecy, re-created from the Bible in song by a slave, is upon us: "God gave Noah the rainbow sign, No more water, the fire next time!"

James Baldwin's essay is a masterpiece, and should absolutely be read by every American. The personal, intelligent nature of his prose is incredibly powerful. There is really no describing this book; it must be experienced.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Violence

Moderate: Slavery

Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, and Drug abuse