Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin

Go Tell It on the Mountain

James Baldwin

272 pages • first pub 1953 (editions)

fiction classics lgbtqia+ literary challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

James Baldwin's electrifying first novel.'I had to deal with what hurt me most. I had to deal with my father.'Drawing on James Baldwin's own boyhood in a religious community in 1930s Harlem, his first novel tells the story of young Johnny Grimes. ...

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Moods

reflective 78%
emotional 76%
challenging 62%
sad 43%
dark 40%
tense 29%
hopeful 9%
inspiring 8%
informative 4%
mysterious 4%

Pace

slow 56%
medium 40%
fast 2%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 87% | A mix: 10% | Plot: 1%

Strong character development?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 5%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 68% | No: 16% | Yes: 13% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 71% | No: 16% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 2%

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