A review by 1_and_owenly
Another Country by James Baldwin

challenging emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

James Baldwin's descriptions are poetry. His characters are full and rich and fully flawed humans. This book feels like a snapshot, a slice of late 50s/ early 60s NYC and Paris. And yet, some things are the same. Depressingly the same. And so, this book remains relevant.