240 pages • first pub 1953 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780385334570
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Dial Press Trade Paperback
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Go Tell It On The Mountain, first published in 1953, is Baldwin's first major work, a semi-autobiographical novel that has established itself as an American classic. With lyrical precision, psychological directness, resonating symbolic power, and ...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,241 reviews
Moods
emotional 74%
challenging 62%
sad 41%
dark 38%
tense 30%
hopeful 9%
inspiring 7%
informative 5%
mysterious 5%
Pace
medium 40%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 87% | A mix: 10% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 69% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 5% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 67% | No: 18% | Yes: 12% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 70% | No: 16% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 2%Average rating
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Graphic
Racism, Racial slurs, Child abuseModerate
Suicide, Rape, Death of parentMinor
Hate crime, Infertility, Domestic abuse240 pages • first pub 1953 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780385334570
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Dial Press Trade Paperback
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Go Tell It On The Mountain, first published in 1953, is Baldwin's first major work, a semi-autobiographical novel that has established itself as an American classic. With lyrical precision, psychological directness, resonating symbolic power, and ...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,241 reviews
Moods
emotional 74%
challenging 62%
sad 41%
dark 38%
tense 30%
hopeful 9%
inspiring 7%
informative 5%
mysterious 5%
Pace
medium 40%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 87% | A mix: 10% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 69% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 5% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 67% | No: 18% | Yes: 12% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 70% | No: 16% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Racial slurs, Child abuseModerate
Suicide, Rape, Death of parentMinor
Hate crime, Infertility, Domestic abuse