Review by bookishjenn - James Baldwin: Early Novels & Stories

3.0

I'm a bit disappointed because I got really invested in Rufus' story,

only for him to kill himself at the end of the second (?) chapter.

From then on, the story followed how all of his friends were

dealing with his death

, which I eventually got bored with. And then, they all started

having affairs with each other and it got weird.

I would've preferred hearing more about Rufus.