Rate James Baldwin's Go Tell It on the Mountain
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RATE--Go Tell It On the Mountain 5/07
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05/26/07 06:54 PM BCC ZEN BOOKIE COOKIE
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05/27/07 12:08 AM BCC ZEN Bookie MASTER |
I am rating this one a a 3.
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05/27/07 09:21 AM BCC BookieMonster |
I'll add my rating, a 1.5. Just wasn't my type. It felt like required reading for high school and I just couldn't get myself to appreciate it for
what it was.
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05/29/07 06:31 AM BCC BookieMonster |
A 2.5 for me.
Meg
Currently Reading; The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid and What is the What by Dave Eggers Just Finished; Magicians Assistant by Ann Patchett and The World According to Garp by Irving |
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05/29/07 07:58 AM BCC ZEN Bookie MASTER |
This is a tough one to rate. I didn't finish it, and found it aggravating, but it is well-written and tells a powerful story. Unfortunately, the
story wasn't one that I wanted to keep reading! Rating 2.
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BCCJillster |
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05/29/07 12:57 PM BCC ZEN BOOKIE COOKIE
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Out of respect for the writing, 1.5 I guess. I didn't finish it, by far. As someone mentioned in the thread, I just didnt want to spend more time with
these angry uncomfortable people.
Contrasting this with The Invisible Man is an interesting exercise for me, because I was totally absorbed in that one. When I was uncomfortable there, it was because I agreed with the main protagonist about how prejudice was making him feel/act. In Baldwin's book, I couldn't bear anyone. |
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05/29/07 03:35 PM BCC BookieMonster |
I rated this yesterday but don't see my post. Did Yuku eat it? Anyway, a 3 from me.
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05/30/07 05:26 AM BCC Bookaholic |
This gets a 1.5 from me as well. Writing was very good, but it jumped around a bit, and I just couldn't get into all the woo-woo church scenes.
Last Edited By: murraymint11 06/03/07 05:17 AM.
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05/30/07 10:35 AM BCC BookieMonster |
I found it difficult to read but I think it gave me an insight to a different culture. I give it a 2.5
Rema
As far as civil liberties are concerned, Benjamin Franklin said it best: "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." |
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where we're all Snoopy Dancing our way
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