A review by ldpaige
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

challenging emotional informative reflective slow-paced

4.5

You were not expected to aspire to excellence: you were expected to make peace with mediocrity.

For the horrors of the American Negro’s life there has been almost no language.

Beautiful. Stunning. I wish the pacing was the same between the letter and the essay, but you need to sit with both texts to truly hear Baldwin. I loved this read and highlighted so much.

The Black American experience through the eyes of Baldwin is just irreplaceable.
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