Going to Meet the Man
by James Baldwin
Taste attributes: dramahistoricalfresh & originalheavyrealisticlinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringsocial commentaryhuman spirit/resilience/survivaltroubled leads
Boxlist takeA stirring novel that is grounded, fresh and serious. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
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4.5 / 5
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About This Book
"There's no way not to suffer. But you try all kinds of ways to keep from drowning in it." The men and women in these eight short fictions grasp this truth on an elemental level, and their stories, as told by James Baldwin, detail the ingenious and often desperate ways in which they try to keep their head above water.
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- Author
- James Baldwin
- Published
- 1965
- Pages
- 226
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- Open Library
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