No Name in the Street by James Baldwin

No Name in the Street

James Baldwin

208 pages first pub 1972 (editions)

nonfiction classics essays memoir race reflective slow-paced
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This stunningly personal document and extraordinary history of the turbulent sixties and early seventies displays James Baldwin's fury and despair more deeply than any of his other works.  In vivid detail he remembers the Harlem childhood that sha...

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Moods

reflective 85%
challenging 64%
informative 59%
emotional 48%
inspiring 28%
dark 26%
sad 23%
tense 13%
hopeful 10%
funny 2%
lighthearted 1%
relaxing 1%

Pace

medium 53%
slow 25%
fast 20%

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