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970 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781883011512
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Library of America
Publication date: 01 February 1998
Description
Here, in a Library of America volume edited by Nobel laureate Toni Morrison, is the fiction that established James Baldwin's reputation as a writer who fused unblinking realism and rare verbal eloquence. His first novel, Go Tell It on the Mountain...
Community Reviews Summary of 323 reviews
Moods
emotional 85%
dark 57%
sad 57%
challenging 42%
inspiring 14%
mysterious 14%
tense 14%
Pace
slow 33%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | Plot: 33%Strong character development?
Yes: 100%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 80% | No: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 20%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Domestic abuse, Homophobia, RacismModerate
Violence, Abandonment, Alcohol970 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781883011512
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Library of America
Publication date: 01 February 1998
Description
Here, in a Library of America volume edited by Nobel laureate Toni Morrison, is the fiction that established James Baldwin's reputation as a writer who fused unblinking realism and rare verbal eloquence. His first novel, Go Tell It on the Mountain...
Community Reviews Summary of 323 reviews
Moods
emotional 85%
dark 57%
sad 57%
challenging 42%
inspiring 14%
mysterious 14%
tense 14%
Pace
slow 33%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | Plot: 33%Strong character development?
Yes: 100%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 80% | No: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 20%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Domestic abuse, Homophobia, RacismModerate
Violence, Abandonment, Alcohol