A review by sofipitch
Another Country by James Baldwin

challenging dark emotional slow-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

Still processing how I feel after finishing this. The ending felt really abrupt but I'm sure that was on purpose, this book was very much "a slice of life" so I don't think Baldwin wanted a resolution bc life often has none. But a greedy part of me still wants more. Also Baldwin's writing is beautiful as always. I think certain stories about affairs have been done to death but I think Baldwin's writing, and by having race and sexuality play role in the relationships of the characters made it excellent. In a lot of ways I wonder if plucking them out of the 1960s would have helped but probably not, we still deal with a lot of these same issues today
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