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A review by erraticeldandil
Nothing Personal: An Essay by James Baldwin
5.0
For such a short book, this... well I'm not sure how to call it...I'd say novella if it was fiction....packs quite a punch. I continue to love Baldwin's voice and found plenty of insights I will keep thinking of -> though I will say I think I need a physical read to really digest what is said.
I think the idea that sticks out most in my mind is the passage about the moments in which your carefully crafted "self" seems to fall entirely apart and you are stuck trying to put the pieces back together again. It's a feeling I know well and it is beautifully described.
I think the idea that sticks out most in my mind is the passage about the moments in which your carefully crafted "self" seems to fall entirely apart and you are stuck trying to put the pieces back together again. It's a feeling I know well and it is beautifully described.