I’d never read any Baldwin before, but he kept coming up in conversations, books, and of course, movies. I took it as a sign that it was time to read some James Baldwin, and I thought I’d start with If Beale Street Could Talk, just to get to it before the movie, which looks great. First, in case there was any doubt: Baldwin can write. The construction of the narrative, the careful plotting, the realistic dialogue, the direct but poignant tone. It was just … […]
A Harlem Love Story
If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin