Another Country by James Baldwin
Book Three: Toward Bethlehem - Chapter 1 & 2
Book Three: Toward Bethlehem - Chapter 1 & 2
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Yes. His use of words is very interesting. And yes I have a few more of his works on my to read list.DWill wrote:So much of the book was about Vivaldo, and unfortunately he was the character in whom I had the most trouble maintaining interest. I was more involved in Rufus, of course, and in Eric and Yves as well. Cass, Richard, and Ida were just okay. I appreciated the depth of Baldwin's observations on race and on sexuality, too. He sees sexuality as more fluid than we are likely to see it even 60 years on. Vivaldo and Eric go-to bed, Eric has sex with Cass, and Baldwin implies that going against one's sexual grain can be enriching. But he says that Vivaldo is in the end "condemned" to women and Eric "condemned" to men. I found that an interesting use of the word.
At any rate, the book made me want to read more of Baldwin's work.