If I’d recommend any book to someone it will always be this one. James Baldwin writing is so profound the emotional impact this book had me is so deep. Especially if you are a queer man the themes hit deep (although anybody could definitely relate in some way to it). Short read I definitely recommend everybody check it out
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this book was given to me by reed college when i got accepted there but i only read it this march. honestly such a life changing book. i really recommend this book (especially if you're black) as it was so incredible in its writing and themes. it reminded me a lot of the show atlanta (which i also love) because a lot of it felt surreal. i've recently begun to adore afro-surrealism because it often captures what it feels like to be black in america. if anyone knows of any other works that deal with similar themes, please recommend them! hopefully my summer reading list goes crazy lol
Apr 16, 2024
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I don't care if it's a basic pick but this book is literally so powerful. Just filled to the brim with raw humanity in all the forms it can take. Cannot recommend enough. Read it as a teenager and it changed my life
Nov 28, 2024
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It changed me life for the better. Read it all in one sitting. I recommend it to anyone who wants to be good but doesn’t know what good means to them yet.
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Anything by Camus is a banger but the stranger was the first book I read by him. Def recommend as it gives a good look into absurdism and the social contracts we play into.
Mar 18, 2025
i think bugs are so cool especially under a magnifying glass or something. my favorite bug is a stink bug because i think they look silly and it makes me feel bad when they get stuck on their backs. i think praying mantis’ are also super cool have you guys ever seen the little dance they do for defense??? man i love bugs
Jan 25, 2025
I never see anyone talking about my king Jim Croce i’ve loved him ever since i waslittle and he’s still prob my favortie artist of all time. Super cool folk dude from the 60s he passed away in a plane crash which pushed him into the mainstream but i never met someone my age who likes him like i do. My favorite song is speedball tucker but i recommend listening to “you don’t mess around with Jim” or ”time in a bottle“ or “hard times be over“ (which is a fire song by him and his wife Ingrid Croce)
Apr 6, 2025