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Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

kjlemaire's review against another edition

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medium-paced

4.5

ecross_poppy's review

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

4.0

sashasghost's review against another edition

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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? Yes

5.0

i think it’s the best written thing i’ve ever read. the prose are beautiful. it was so raw and brutal

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jennyfer27's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

lou_bbn's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
le style d'écriture est incroyable 

un peu plus confuse avec comment je me sens par rapport à tout le reste 

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mmariee's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

elebuns's review against another edition

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

4.0

erinastin's review against another edition

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4.0

Exquisitely written. The ending absolutely destroyed me.

cheriepie's review against another edition

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emotional reflective
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5.0

 "It had been so once; it had almost been so once. I could make it so again, I could make it real. It only demanded a short, hard strength for me to become myself again." 

Weird sometimes, when you read a book and it's a very old internal monologue you once had. 

bookwhore07's review against another edition

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sad
this is just what happens when u go to paris 

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