Another Country by James Baldwin

Another Country

James Baldwin with Colm Tóibín (Contributor)

fiction classics lgbtqia+ challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

448 pages | first published 1962

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Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American ReadSet in Greenwich Village, Harlem, and France, among other locales, Another Country is a novel of passions--sexual, racial, political, artistic--that is stunning for it...
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Summary of 1678 reviews

Moods

emotional 79%
reflective 75%
dark 62%
sad 55%
challenging 54%
tense 36%
inspiring 6%
hopeful 5%
informative 5%
mysterious 5%
adventurous 3%
funny 3%

Pace

slow 56%
medium 42%
fast 1%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 87% | A mix: 10% | Plot: 1%

Strong character development?

Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 38% | No: 6%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 62% | No: 22% | Yes: 15%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 1%

Average rating

4.28

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