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one of the only books that makes me wish i knew the bible better. i hadn't read this for a little over a decade, but i ought to revisit it more frequently. baldwin is just a master of everything: dialogue, pacing, character. he does a whole whole lot with a great economy and takes enormous risks all the while.
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Reading James Baldwin made me think of Toni Morrison. They both write about deep, insidious pain.
In this novel Baldwin writes about sorrow. Sorrow as a result of rage. He writes about a rage that simmers as a result of sorrow. It is a vicious circle. His characters talk the talk of righteousness but they don't walk the walk. In the face of injustice they cling to their relegion in a fanatical manner. At least in the relegious context they shout and purge some of the rage.
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In this novel Baldwin writes about sorrow. Sorrow as a result of rage. He writes about a rage that simmers as a result of sorrow. It is a vicious circle. His characters talk the talk of righteousness but they don't walk the walk. In the face of injustice they cling to their relegion in a fanatical manner. At least in the relegious context they shout and purge some of the rage.
I could only read this ...more

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