Reviews

Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

mmariee's review against another edition

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

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

4.0

Exquisitely written. The ending absolutely destroyed me.

cheriepie's review against another edition

emotional reflective

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

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

sad

this is just what happens when u go to paris 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Transphobia

carlijns_reading_corner's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

mtudor520's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.25

oliviaengland05's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

starregulus's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

juliavives's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

5.0