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elizabeth_its_liz_reading's review against another edition
5.0
I cannot find the words to describe the excellence of this book.
meekoh's review against another edition
5.0
Wow. James Baldwin wrote this book in 1963 and boy was he ahead of his time. Reading The Fire Next Time, I could not help but be blown away by how smart and insightful Baldwin is.
During the civil rights movement, there were many different groups and approaches receiving extensive airtime and celebrity. Despite this, Baldwin is unabashedly an independent thinker who follows his own moral compass. Beautifully written.
During the civil rights movement, there were many different groups and approaches receiving extensive airtime and celebrity. Despite this, Baldwin is unabashedly an independent thinker who follows his own moral compass. Beautifully written.
novella42's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Racism, Colonisation, Hate crime, Police brutality, Slavery, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Genocide, Alcohol, Murder, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Islamophobia, and War
Minor: Rape, Sexism, Xenophobia, Alcoholism, and Homophobia
steen's review against another edition
5.0
Baldwin emotionally deconstructs white power and the precarious institutions that it has built itself on: race, heteronormative sexuality, economics (capitalism), body politics, colonialism, and religious superiority.
Every word drips with passion and the scorching truth of the white power that controls and diminishes black men from birth to death.
These essays stand the test of time, and are ever more relevant in the current political and ideological landscape of so many Western nations.
Every word drips with passion and the scorching truth of the white power that controls and diminishes black men from birth to death.
These essays stand the test of time, and are ever more relevant in the current political and ideological landscape of so many Western nations.