Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin

Go Tell It on the Mountain

James Baldwin

227 pages • first pub 1953 (editions)

fiction classics lgbtqia+ literary challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

Drawing on James Baldwin's own boyhood in a religious community in 1930s Harlem, his first novel tells the story of young Johnny Grimes. Johnny is destined to become a preacher like his father, Gabriel, at the Temple of the Fire Baptized, where th...

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Moods

emotional 76%
reflective 76%
challenging 60%
sad 44%
dark 41%
tense 31%
hopeful 11%
inspiring 9%
mysterious 6%
informative 4%
adventurous 1%

Pace

slow 53%
medium 42%
fast 3%

Plot- or character-driven?

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

Strong character development?

Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 4%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 67% | No: 16% | Yes: 14% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 72% | No: 16% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 2%

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