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4 stars. Wow, when people say Baldwin's words are magic, they aren't lying. These essays are my first introduction to Baldwin, and while I didn't fully understood all the topics he addressed, I definitely felt the power of his words. The copy of my book is now full with underlined sentences.
The first essay, “My Dungeon Shook”, is a short and touching letter to his nephew, but “Down at the Cross" carri ...more
4 stars. Wow, when people say Baldwin's words are magic, they aren't lying. These essays are my first introduction to Baldwin, and while I didn't fully understood all the topics he addressed, I definitely felt the power of his words. The copy of my book is now full with underlined sentences.
The first essay, “My Dungeon Shook”, is a short and touching letter to his nephew, but “Down at the Cross" carri ...more
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"A national bestseller when it first appeared in 1963, The Fire Next Time galvanized the nation and gave passionate voice to the emerging civil rights movement. At once a powerful evocation of James Baldwin’s early life in Harlem and a disturbing examination of the consequences of racial injustice, the book is an intensely personal and provocative document. It consists of two “letters,” written on the occasion of the centennial of ...more
"A national bestseller when it first appeared in 1963, The Fire Next Time galvanized the nation and gave passionate voice to the emerging civil rights movement. At once a powerful evocation of James Baldwin’s early life in Harlem and a disturbing examination of the consequences of racial injustice, the book is an intensely personal and provocative document. It consists of two “letters,” written on the occasion of the centennial of ...more
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Surprising no one, this book remains relevant.
Bonus points: the prose is gorgeous, the audio book narration is wonderful, and the book itself is so short that even non-readers can start and finish it within a day without a sense of burnout. Read it.
Bonus points: the prose is gorgeous, the audio book narration is wonderful, and the book itself is so short that even non-readers can start and finish it within a day without a sense of burnout. Read it.
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