Mormegil@bookwyrm.social reviewed Native Son by Richard Wright
"Goddamn"
4 stars
This read like a thriller. After the murder happened I couldn't put it down and I still haven't really put it down even though I already returned it to the library. Baldwin referred to this novel as a Sphinx (in his "Alas, poor Richard.") essay. I agree. It feels almost unreal, and yet the feelings behind Bigger are so very imaginable. I'm not sure I recommend it, but I didn't not enjoy it. I don't think it has lost relevance.
This read like a thriller. After the murder happened I couldn't put it down and I still haven't really put it down even though I already returned it to the library. Baldwin referred to this novel as a Sphinx (in his "Alas, poor Richard.") essay. I agree. It feels almost unreal, and yet the feelings behind Bigger are so very imaginable. I'm not sure I recommend it, but I didn't not enjoy it. I don't think it has lost relevance.