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    <body><![CDATA[When life starts to make you feel a touch less human, it's time to reach for some Baldwin.  The beginning trope seemed too cliched, but the depth and beauty of Baldwin's characters win out.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Fantastic! Baldwin reaches into the inner psyche and mixes it with social consciousness and philosophy]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I enjoyed this story but the ending was too abrupt but ending a book is the hardest part of writing]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[i'm the only one alive who thinks this book was this good.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I loved this book and was sad to see it end.  Baldwin's writing style is so honest and straightforward - and brave, especially for its time (published in 1960s).  He delves into so many sensitive and sometimes painful subjects: being black in 1950s and '60s America, bisexuality, interracial relation...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66277890">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I am very very impressed. It almost seems the writer is getting it out of the system. With some occasional uncool statements like &quot; I am short, she is even shorter than me, but I am very strong&quot;, it also has some really good ones,<br/>this one I will remember for a long time: &quot;God wi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/31641692">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[i dont know why it was so damn hard to find this book. It was a really good telling story of a black man becoming an actor in a time when black people were only given roles as servers and the like. nevermind that the main character is bisexual and in a relationship with a white woman. a very good co...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20065099">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[The writing in this book was lyrical and powerful and beautiful as Baldwin generally is.  I would give the writing 10 stars if possible.  The story was engaging and interesting but at times would really drag.  I give the story about 3 stars.  So combine that and somehow in my unmathematical mind I c...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38452996">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[By far the longest Baldwin book I've read so far, and it felt the most long-winded and rambling.  Aside from this criticism, Baldwin remains one of my favorite writers for his unique ability to discuss race, religion, and sexuality in a very relatable way that doesn't come across too preachy.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[<br/>This book made me weep. James Baldwin takes on the task of writing from the perspective of a successful American gay theater actor in the mid 20th century who has a had a close call with death, looking back on his life and important relationships with brutal clarity.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is totally beautiful. The language is exquisite and challenging. His ideas are new and enlightning. It was so great to read and I was like, &quot;Nooooo!!!&quot; when I finished reading it. It was my first book my him, and I can't wait to read some more.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[this book is so amazing, james baldwin has a way of describing things i could never even imagine being able to describe, in ways that make yr heart and brain explode!  now i must read all  his other books, as soon as possible.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[There's no particular reason, but this is my favorite Baldwin novel. I don't think it's his best, or most celebrated, but if I ever had to write a book it would be this one. Not that that makes sense or anything.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Baldwin is a favorite of mine. This book isn´t his best, mostly because it lacks a satisfying plot arc, but it is beautiful, truthful, and has searing characterizations of people and our country.]]></body>
    
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