Reviews

If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin

isabel_laranjo's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

3.75

katiekenniston's review against another edition

emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual content

lisajen's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

andrada29's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

amiragy's review against another edition

challenging hopeful reflective tense slow-paced

3.75

berleyreads's review against another edition

fast-paced

3.75

alexcribbs's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

I just finished this seconds ago. The book moves quickly but the story doesn’t until the very end. 

In some ways it feels like we’ve come pretty far in terms of how deep into a certain topic (eg. racism in our justice system) we’re comfortable going compared to how deep this book seems to go, but I think there’s a lot more to unpack here than what first meets the eye. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape and Alcoholism

c_rewie6's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

4.0

oliviamckenna's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

martine_01's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0