The Fire Next Time
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The Fire Next Time
James Baldwin
4 people recommended it in 4 threads, 2018–2022.
What people on Hacker News said
The terrible thing, old buddy, is that you must accept them. And I mean that very seriously. You must accept them and accept them with love. For these innocent people have no other hope. They are, in effect, still trapped in a history which they do not understand; and until they understand it, they cannot be released from it.
I got volumes more out of James Baldwin's "The Fire Next Time".
Where it comes up
- Ask HN: What is the most mind expanding book(s) you have read till date? 2022 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: What books changed the way you think about almost everything? 2019 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: Books you read in 2018? 2018 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: Which books have made you introspect? 2018 · 1 recommendation