If Beale Street Could Talk
 

If Beale Street Could Talk (Vintage International)

by James Baldwin

In this honest and stunning novel, James Baldwin has given America a moving story of love in the face of injustice. Told through the eyes of Tish, a nineteen-year-old girl, in love with Fonny, a young sculptor who is the father of her child, Baldwin’s story mixes the sweet and the sad. Tish and Fonny have pledged to get married, but Fonny is falsely accused of a terrible crime and imprisoned.... (read more)

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Shannon H
  • Rated 4 stars

This is one of those books that after the first couple pages, I wanted to read it from cover to cover with no breaks. At the time that I was reading this I wasn't able to do that, but it was only a couple sittings and I was finished. Baldwin was able to keep my attention the whole way through. I still need to make it a point to read some other books of his. But as far as this book goes, I would have to highly recommend it.

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B. Tyson
  • Rated 2 stars

Discrimination and racism are bad things. But sentimental and melodramatic stories are bad things too.

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  • Rated 4 stars
 

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    az said:

    من این کتاب رو خوندم، اما به نظرم ترجمه‌ی خوبی رو انتخاب نکرده بودم. اگر کسی پیشنهادی در مورد یه ترجمه‌ی بهتر داره، خوشحال می‌شم بدونم.
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