A very personal, up close approach to Baldwin filled with information and the dismantling of many myths. Boggs is able show the dynamics between complex forces. How racism and religion produce an escape and a catharsis and an oppressive theater all at once. How the desire for love from transactional ...more
In a world often filled with quick reads and subsequent reviews, it was a rather glorious experience to immerse myself in the 700+ page "Baldwin: A Love Story" by Nicholas Boggs.
Noted as the first major biography of James Baldwin in three decades, "Baldwin: A Love Story" reveals just how profoundly ...more
James Baldwin was a world of his own, and we were lucky to have had him.
Loved the way the author wrote about Baldwin, he not only told me his story, he made me feel. I mostly felt sadness for Baldwin but was happy for his triumphs. Baldwin always sought out love, in teachers, in friends, in lovers ...more
Coming in at 700 pages, I happily dropped all the books I was reading to be immersed in Baldwin: A Love Story and it was a joy to read. Broken into four sections, Boggs shows us the people, events, and places that shaped and nurtured Baldwin's writing. Boggs' narrative voice and the way he laid out ...more