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incredibly well-written, disturbing yet beautiful. i can't think of another book that describes so well the way you can go from loving to hating someone, as well as all the self-loathing. i understand why this is considered gay-lit, but I think that classifies it far too narrowly. Anyone who has loved and struggled can identify with this book.
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I love when I have the rare experience of reading a book like this one. This is my first James Baldwin and I will be looking for more of his work. What talent! I wish I had taken the time to write down my favorite passages as I read through, and the book is overdue to go back to the library, but here are two:
Ellen always seemed to be watching him as though she were afraid that he would do something awful, watched him and watched the women and, yes, she flirted with the men in a strange, nerve-wr ...more
Ellen always seemed to be watching him as though she were afraid that he would do something awful, watched him and watched the women and, yes, she flirted with the men in a strange, nerve-wr ...more
