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A review by teelight
The Evidence of Things Not Seen by James Baldwin
3.0
The book cover says that this is about the Atlanta child murders in the early 80s. And it sort of is. What it is actually about is the state of race relations in Atlanta, and the southern US, in the early 80s. The murders are just the foundation the discussion is built from.
This is not Baldwin's best work, in my eyes at least. It is still written in his well thought out style, but it feels a bit more unfocused than some of his other work. It didn't have the same impact. If you value his other essays I would say pick this up. If you want an introduction to Baldwin's essays I would say start with No Name in the Streets.
This is not Baldwin's best work, in my eyes at least. It is still written in his well thought out style, but it feels a bit more unfocused than some of his other work. It didn't have the same impact. If you value his other essays I would say pick this up. If you want an introduction to Baldwin's essays I would say start with No Name in the Streets.