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Going to Meet the Man by James Baldwin
2.5
challenging emotional reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

i’ve realised that i’m not a fan of short stories - i want to get into the story and there’s never enough to allow that to happen.

despite this, i really liked a few of the stories in here. some of them were much more gripping than others, but the theme was pretty much consistent throughout.

it finished on a story that completely threw me off, like i can’t even explain it but i felt sick the whole way through, not because of the writing or anything, but just the change in tone and theme was so in your face.

a vv interesting read though x