Reviews

Another Country by James Baldwin

agrinczel's review against another edition

Not a book for me

iluxia's review against another edition

5.0

"Vivaldo dreamed that he was running, running, running, through a country he had always known, but could not now remember, a rocky country."

This story is an emotional, visceral meditation on how little color matters when it comes to people experiencing life - and yet at the same time, how much color matters when it comes to the life people experience. Gorgeously written and perfectly paced, Baldwin here showcases his superb command of prose. Hard to find a writer this good these days.

joemeyer's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.5

danieldolinsky's review against another edition

emotional reflective relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

lukashawk's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

niamhbug's review against another edition

slow-paced

5.0

c_mcsweeney's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

scarylions's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

sadfasfdsad's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

radiocure_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

Really interesting how he writes with such long sentences and in such abstract ways, and the way he discusses/portrays gender, race, sexuality, masculinity etc is just phenomenal. Couldn’t possibly rate it out of 5