Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin

Go Tell It on the Mountain

James Baldwin

226 pages • first pub 1953 (editions)

fiction classics lgbtqia+ literary challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
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In one of the greatest American classics, Baldwin chronicles a fourteen-year-old boy's discovery of the terms of his identity. Baldwin's rendering of his protagonist's spiritual, sexual, and moral struggle of self-invention opened new possibilitie...

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4.03
based on 10,485 reviews

Moods

emotional: 79%

reflective: 76%

challenging: 59%

sad: 43%

dark: 42%

tense: 30%

hopeful: 10%

inspiring: 9%

informative: 5%

mysterious: 5%

adventurous: 1%

Pace

4% of readers chose fast
45% of readers chose medium
49% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

11% of readers chose A mix
87% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

63% of readers chose Yes
30% of readers chose Complicated
5% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

16% of readers chose Yes
66% of readers chose Complicated
16% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

70% of readers chose Yes
8% of readers chose Complicated
16% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

86% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
2% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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