Reviews with content warning for Racial slurs - The Fire Next Time

Worth a second read, especially after learning more historical and religious context. A short read, but packed full of so many amazingly crafted thoughts and passages that I highlighted half the book.

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catherinedsharp's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

3.75

DISCLAIMER - I read this text as a set text for university meaning I did not pick this up for myself. It does not fit my usual reading selection so my review may be rather biased.

This was a very easy text to get through, I read it within one sitting.

Baldwin’s writing is very easy to get along with, being informative, autobiographical and reflective.

This text gave me a lot to think on and I will likely read it again and explore Baldwin’s writings further.

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belladonnashrike's review against another edition

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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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sarah_brazenbookworm's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

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caidyn's review against another edition

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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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emzconklin's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

5.0

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