Notes of a Native Son (Hardcover)

from nicholasjjordan

This should probably get five stars, but I read Fire Next Time right before it, and Notes isn't quite as good.

from kidzdoc

Notes of a Native Son (1955) was Baldwin's first book of nonfiction, and consists of 10 previously published essays preceded by a brief autobiography. These essays appeared in Partisan Review, Commentary and Harper's Magazine. Several of the early essays are a bit stiff and stilted, not unexpecte...

from jnwelch

Notes of a Native Son, the collection of James Baldwin's essays, was first published in 1954. They are all well-written. The ones I connected with most strongly were the first person "I" ones, as opposed to the ones where he takes a more distanced, professorial tone. It is disturbing to read abou...

from DinadansFriend

I just cannot easily put myself in the position of James Baldwin. He can explain, and he tries hard to explain the feeling of rejection that he received from the white dominated society that he grew up in. But, I can't find more than an explanation, there is not an emotional connection here. But,...