20.4k reviews for:

Giovanni's Room

James Baldwin

4.36 AVERAGE

swagisintheair's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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”if you cannot love me, i will die. before you came i wanted to die, i have told you many times. it is cruel to have made me want to live only to make my death more bloody.”

navyred's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

myyrage's review against another edition

5.0

reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Their flaws is what will make you like them.
Heart-wrenching

pigeonboy's review against another edition

5.0

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There needs to be support groups specifically for people who just finished this book 

tashsal's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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The character work was amazing, Baldwin did a fantastic job at making David mostly unlikeable but  relatable. 
The themes of shame, fear, and isolation shone though with not a word to spare devoted to developing those ideas. 

elvism's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

sarcas_fogy's review against another edition

1.25

dark emotional

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

est_hell's review against another edition

5.0

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initially gave 4.75, but then thought about it… if this book isnt a 5, then i don’t know what is!

i love baldwin’s use of commas, it really sucks you in; first to the imagery, to a place you’ve never been, second to the internal monologues, the deepening shame, grief, regret, self-hate, and ultimately, love, that moves the book forward

raeily's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

lucyhope's review against another edition

4.5

challenging reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes