Another Country by James Baldwin

Another Country

James Baldwin

436 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)

fiction classics lgbtqia+ challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

Set in Greenwich Village, Harlem, and France, among other locales, Another Country is a novel of passions--sexual, racial, political, artistic--that is stunning for its emotional intensity and haunting sensuality, depicting men and women, blacks a...

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Moods

emotional 80%
reflective 73%
dark 62%
sad 57%
challenging 53%
tense 35%
informative 5%
inspiring 5%
mysterious 4%
adventurous 3%
hopeful 3%
funny 2%

Pace

slow 57%
medium 41%
fast 1%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 87% | A mix: 10% | Plot: 2%

Strong character development?

Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 39% | No: 7%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 60% | No: 23% | Yes: 16%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 4% | No: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 5%

Average rating

4.28

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