Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

57 reviews

corvoid's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Transphobia, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

b0ygenius's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cursing and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Body shaming, Child death, and Death of parent

strawberrytheauthor's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I honestly loved this book and I’ve been wanting to read it for a while! I finished it in about 3 days as an audiobook. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Homophobia, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Biphobia

lucykateburns's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, and Grief

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

chloebethx_'s review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

James Baldwin really created a short masterpiece in this book, the emotions and struggles with sexual identity and finding your place in society were so well articulated and written out on the page that it took my breath away. Other reviews have put it in much better terms than I could, but this book is truly beautiful!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Child death, Confinement, Homophobia, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Classism

alayamorning's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Devastating.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Transphobia, and Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Murder

sofipitch's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I just finished it and my mind is numb but god this is an absolute masterpiece

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Misogyny, and Transphobia

Moderate: Death, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent

luca_18's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Homophobia, Grief, and Murder

sukriti's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Abandonment, and Alcohol

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omemlette's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, and Abandonment

Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Murder, and Sexual harassment