A review by lowri_
Sonny's Blues by James Baldwin

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? It's complicated

5.0

lovely short story by baldwin on the complexities of relationships between brothers and family trauma and racism. the most warming short story i’ve read from him so far

the music seemed to soothe a poison out of them; and time seemed, nearly, to fall away from the sullen, belligerent, battered faces