The Fire Next Time was a dense but engaging read. I'll admit it took me much longer than expected to get through this book and I'm sure I've missed some things but what I grasped was fascinating. Here Baldwin weaves personal essay with examinations of race, adolescence, and religion. I most connected with Baldwin's descriptions of the discomfort of finding your identity as teenager and the various forces attempting to suck you into predetermined path. I'm definitely going to be picking this one up again in the future and I'm sure to gain new and deeper insights on a reread.