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Michael Spurgeon
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Fleshing out Elizabeth’s story is so wonderful. Somehow James Baldwin is the only writer who knows how to really write people in the way they are. Not dramatizing them, just seeing them as they are. Flesh and blood and flawed.
— 25 minutes ago
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Michael Spurgeon
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Gabriel seems to be the modern conservative Christian man. Kicking and struggling while he’s being baptized
— Nov 10, 2026 10:41AM
Michael Spurgeon
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Baldwin writes well of religious terror in children. He lived and now I’m living it too. Also, there is a hint of his sexuality in this thing. It’s interesting.
— Nov 10, 2026 05:57AM
Michael Spurgeon
is on page 30 of 256
Prose is thick. Been a while since I’ve read Baldwin. I’ve gotta get reacclimatized to his style dude
— Nov 08, 2026 09:48AM