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4.61 AVERAGE
4.61 AVERAGE
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
“A civilization is not destroyed by wicked people; it is not necessary that people be wicked but only that they be spineless.”
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dark
emotional
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reflective
medium-paced
hopeful
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challenging
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tense
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challenging
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I bet if James Baldwin could see the US today, he’d be both a little disappointed and yet not at all surprised.
This book reminds me of the desert. Dry, relentless, straightforward, unapologetic, and beautiful to those willing to understand what they are looking at.
I want to be friends with the white people who can read this book and not feel even a misting of defensiveness. I imagine if I had read this when I was younger and more naive, I would have felt the need to defend here and there. But I am no longer delusional enough to think I have greater insight on what it means to be white in America, let alone black. And I have been disillusioned with the US long enough to appreciate the facts, warnings, lessons, and hopes Baldwin outlined for his nephew.
I would recommend this to anyone anywhere in there delusion/disillusionment journey. It’ll be good for you.
This book reminds me of the desert. Dry, relentless, straightforward, unapologetic, and beautiful to those willing to understand what they are looking at.
I want to be friends with the white people who can read this book and not feel even a misting of defensiveness. I imagine if I had read this when I was younger and more naive, I would have felt the need to defend here and there. But I am no longer delusional enough to think I have greater insight on what it means to be white in America, let alone black. And I have been disillusioned with the US long enough to appreciate the facts, warnings, lessons, and hopes Baldwin outlined for his nephew.
I would recommend this to anyone anywhere in there delusion/disillusionment journey. It’ll be good for you.
sharp, poetic, and deeply moving. Baldwin’s voice is both urgent and tender, like a father offering timeless wisdom, guiding you through history, pain, and more importantly hope.