Notes of a Native Son by James Baldwin

Notes of a Native Son

James Baldwin

179 pages first pub 1955 (editions)

nonfiction classics essays race challenging reflective slow-paced
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In an age of Black Lives Matter, James Baldwin's essays on life in Harlem, the protest novel, movies, and African Americans abroad are as powerful today as when they were first written. With documentaries like I Am Not Your Negro bringing renewed ...

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4.32
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Moods

reflective: 85%

informative: 65%

challenging: 64%

emotional: 37%

inspiring: 23%

dark: 14%

sad: 13%

hopeful: 9%

tense: 8%

funny: 4%

adventurous: 2%


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54% of readers chose medium
34% of readers chose slow
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