Going to Meet the Man by James Baldwin

Going to Meet the Man

James Baldwin

224 pages • first pub 1965 (editions)

fiction classics literary short stories dark emotional reflective medium-paced
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"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...

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4.34
based on 1,266 reviews

Moods

reflective: 77%

emotional: 74%

dark: 72%

challenging: 60%

sad: 50%

tense: 45%

informative: 13%

hopeful: 5%

inspiring: 5%

mysterious: 3%

funny: 2%

adventurous: 1%

Pace

13% of readers chose fast
66% of readers chose medium
19% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

5% of readers chose Plot
33% of readers chose A mix
57% of readers chose Character
3% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

36% of readers chose Yes
44% of readers chose Complicated
7% of readers chose No
11% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

13% of readers chose Yes
64% of readers chose Complicated
11% of readers chose No
10% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

90% of readers chose Yes
7% of readers chose Complicated
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

60% of readers chose Yes
30% of readers chose Complicated
3% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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