A review by haveyseentis
Another Country by James Baldwin

challenging tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

I know this is a commentary on social stratification but I feel like other books do it a lot better. Explicit references to people being white, black and Puerto Rican come up a lot but they seem to be for shock value and any deeper meaning went right over my head, maybe because I feel like this book could have been 100 pages shorter. It follows too many characters leaving too many problems unresolved. And the setting change from NYC to Paris then back to NYC did not make sense to me. 
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