A review by shanshelfishlyreads
If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin

emotional sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

This is one of the best books I’ve ever read but I’m slightly confused and don’t know how to feel about the ending. I’m assuming it’s open-ended and it’s something for the readers to make their own deduction on but I wished it was something that had a “proper” conclusion. 

Anyways, this is my second Baldwin book and I loved this one a lot more than I loved the first. The story is still something that can be related to in today’s world by many people. I loved the representation of family, and how it’s not always defined by blood. This is definitely a book I’ll be thinking about for a very long time. 
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