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The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

xosejules36's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

elizartemisbailey's review against another edition

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challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

ttodd86's review against another edition

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5.0

I don't know of any book of this size (barely 100 pages) that gives the reader so much. At least as important now (spring 2020) as it was when it was written more than a generation ago.

tumormozgowicz's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

eronnie's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring reflective

5.0

lmjones's review against another edition

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challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

This was a bit of a rollercoaster for me, but by the end I was very touched and inspired by it. I appreciate that Baldwin doesn’t shy away from what he needs to say. He’s direct and exact in his words and yet manages to make them beautiful and elegant. The subject of race is a charged one, but one we all have to seek to understand if we want to create a better world for all. I’d say this book is a must read. 

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challenging informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

mobooks_mojoy's review against another edition

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fast-paced

5.0

seymone's review against another edition

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5.0

4.5 Stars

thealexarachelle's review against another edition

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4.0

Very quick read, really thought provoking and also sad because it doesn’t seem things have changed that much, even though we have had lots of progress. A strange place to be