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Required Reading.
I first fell in love with Baldwin when I read Giovanni's Room in college. He doesn't disappoint with his non-fiction either. I can see why Between the World and Me is the spiritual successor to this because so much of this (sadly) needs to be reiterated and remains so relevant 55 years later. What I love so much about Baldwin is this is obviously tough love directed towards white people but it's not a complete condemnation. It's a plea for a better world and a hope that everyon ...more
I first fell in love with Baldwin when I read Giovanni's Room in college. He doesn't disappoint with his non-fiction either. I can see why Between the World and Me is the spiritual successor to this because so much of this (sadly) needs to be reiterated and remains so relevant 55 years later. What I love so much about Baldwin is this is obviously tough love directed towards white people but it's not a complete condemnation. It's a plea for a better world and a hope that everyon ...more
This is my first exposure to James Baldwin. I watched a documentary about him while I was reading this book. A talented, intelligent, insightful writer. Visceral. This book remains relevant in the current times we are experiencing. A slap upside my head for certain. I have been asleep it would seem for some time, thinkin' that all was well.
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beautiful, humbling, brave.
As apt and pertinent today as when it was published in 1963. Should be required reading, with thorough discussion, in every high school in America.
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