tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post7947114771027736023..comments2023-09-20T17:55:43.908-05:00Comments on BookLust: It's time to do some serious soul searchingAartihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-60594290584427236612015-02-10T23:31:52.004-06:002015-02-10T23:31:52.004-06:00It's been a few years since I read Baldwin'...It's been a few years since I read Baldwin's Giovanni's Room, but I remember being blown away by the writing as well. As Jenny says, you should also try his non-fiction! The Fire Next Time is amazing stuff.Ana S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-18639953711581049522015-02-09T18:15:12.832-06:002015-02-09T18:15:12.832-06:00I loved both the story and the writing in this--go...I loved both the story and the writing in this--good books about religious faith get to me and are far more rare than I'd like. I really want to read some of his nonfiction, too.Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09896331683344872038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-21232852503433713312015-02-09T14:05:27.276-06:002015-02-09T14:05:27.276-06:00I have a copy of Baldwin's Another Country han...I have a copy of Baldwin's Another Country hanging out in the "read it soon" stack on top of my entertainment center. While I thought that would be a good place for me to start, now I think this might be a better place. Religious struggles resonate very deeply with me. We'll see how it goes. Andihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05220718933942181809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-2251421631121004462015-02-09T12:20:37.107-06:002015-02-09T12:20:37.107-06:00I read GTOM for school, and I liked it a lot. I re...I read GTOM for school, and I liked it a lot. I reread it after and a ton of it that went over my head the first time made more sense the second time. I need to read more of Baldwin's fiction. He's a phenomenal writer.Akilahhttp://theenglishist.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-71390270432222185232015-02-09T11:16:31.025-06:002015-02-09T11:16:31.025-06:00I love Baldwin's writing, but yeah, Go Tell It...I love Baldwin's writing, but yeah, Go Tell It on the Mountain didn't enthrall me. The writing, yes, the plot, no. I think with Baldwin (this will require some further testing) it's better for me to read his nonfiction than his fiction. He writes with such urgency at all times, I want to be able to enter into it, which I struggled to do when I read Go Tell It on the Mountain. I didn't even review it, I don't think! Because I was too dismayed not to love a work by James Baldwin, when I love his writing so much.Jenny @ Reading the Endhttp://readingtheend.comnoreply@blogger.com