A review by storia
Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin
challenging
dark
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Racism
Moderate: Child abuse, Suicide, and Misogyny
The main character, John, struggles with internalized homophobia. What I understand to be common in that time period and among those practicing christianity.
Other characters experience and fear religious persecution for other "sins."