A review by erinmariebrinkman
Another Country by James Baldwin

4.0

exceptionally well-written misery. so many true and complex dynamics of race, sexuality, class, but only the painful dynamics - absolutely devoid of joy or potential for healing - and I think that’s the point. a brutal depiction of the unrelenting weight of racism that also reduced the rape and assault of women an unfortunate side effect of racial trauma and internalized homophobia. prioritizes male pain with Ida being the only semi-complex female character (at the very end). Baldwin is a true genius and his work deserves its status in the canon, but, at the end of the day, I’d rather read Audre Lorde.