Despite being somewhat literate, I had never read any James Baldwin. As part of my reading exchange program with Natalie (wherein she devours mystery and other novels and I peck away at things from her shelves) I bought and read this slim tome recently.
Slim but not light. Without trying to synopsize the book or its core messages, I should just say that there is a reason it falls within the canon of Baldwin's major works and that it almost certainly bears re-reading, which is why we can all rejoice in its slimness. As a white person in America, there was much to ponder.
I will read more. First, I've put out the Baldwin documentary I Am Not Your Negro as suggested family viewing.
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