Thursday, February 11, 2010
James Baldwin : Go Tell It On The Mountain
I just finished this book two days ago and I must say I was very pleased. This was my first Baldwin novel. I previously read a play written by him titled "Blues For Mister Charlie" which made my blood boil. It's a very emotionally charged play to say the least. I was given that play by a woman I would see on the train often on my way home from school. This was during my college years. Fast forward 6 years or so and I'm reading my first novel by the man.
Go Tell It On The Mountain is an excellent book first of all. The way it starts out, I thought the story was gonna go one way. Actually my preconceived notions may have something to do with me knowing a little bit about the author, but alas I was wrong. The book spends a lot of time on digging into each of it's main characters. There were a number of ooh and aahhh moments for me (which look strange when you're on the train, reading). I was happy that the book cover does not discuss any of the plot, so when I read it everything was fresh. I wont go into any of story here, because if you read it I would like for you to have a similar experience.
I give Go Tell It On the Mountain a B+ only because there's a part of the story that I feel was not resolved. I'm sure it doesn't need to be but because it was so juicy I really wanted some closure there.
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I think you will also like these two..."The Fire Next Time" and "Giovani's Room"
ReplyDeletelts
hi dashaun! great topic! i read this book a long time ago, but i dont remember what its about!! i like baldwin myself, and have read a lot of his books, but for some reason, i always felt depressed after i read his novels... you actually inspired me to read them over again to see if i feel any different now.
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@lts I'm currently reading Giovanni's Room and I like it so far. It picks up quicker than Go Tell It....
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ReplyDeleteI haven't felt depressed yet from reading Baldwin but I always feel something...