Go Tell It on the Mountain
by James Baldwin
Taste attributes: dramafamilyhistoricalslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticglossyenclosedemotive & stirringcoming of agecomplex relationshipsocial commentary
Boxlist takeStirring and original: a realistic novel, heavy rather than light. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
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3.6 / 5
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About This Book
In one of the greatest American classics, Baldwin chronicles a fourteen-year-old boy's discovery of the terms of his identity. Baldwin's rendering of his protagonist's spiritual, sexual, and moral struggle of self-invention opened new possibilities in the American language and in the way Americans understand themselves.
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- James Baldwin
- Published
- 1953
- Pages
- 233
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