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7 hours, 49 minutes • first pub 1965 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781609982690
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
Publication date: 12 April 2011
Description
"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 an...
Community Reviews Summary of 819 reviews
Moods
dark 70%
emotional 69%
challenging 58%
sad 45%
tense 45%
informative 9%
hopeful 7%
inspiring 7%
funny 4%
mysterious 3%
adventurous 2%
Pace
slow 22%
fast 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 58% | A mix: 32% | Plot: 7% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 41% | Yes: 39% | N/A: 12% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 60% | Yes: 15% | No: 13% | N/A: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 36% | N/A: 5% | No: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Racial slurs, MurderModerate
Sexual content, Child death, CursingMinor
Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse
7 hours, 49 minutes • first pub 1965 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781609982690
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
Publication date: 12 April 2011
Description
"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 an...
Community Reviews Summary of 819 reviews
Moods
dark 70%
emotional 69%
challenging 58%
sad 45%
tense 45%
informative 9%
hopeful 7%
inspiring 7%
funny 4%
mysterious 3%
adventurous 2%
Pace
slow 22%
fast 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 58% | A mix: 32% | Plot: 7% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 41% | Yes: 39% | N/A: 12% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 60% | Yes: 15% | No: 13% | N/A: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 36% | N/A: 5% | No: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Racial slurs, MurderModerate
Sexual content, Child death, CursingMinor
Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse