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sunday_love's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-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
4.75
emmc's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
bmaree's review against another edition
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
alb_pa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
weejman33's review against another edition
5.0
First time reading James Baldwin. I planned to only tackling this particular story in the “Baldwin Anthology” I borrowed from the library. Safe to say I will now be reading the rest. Phenomenal.
abhats's review against another edition
5.0
I am floored. Absolutely beautiful and heartbreaking writing. I need to read more Baldwin.
moregano's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
5.0
kaylananci's review against another edition
4.0
more like 3.5 but i didn’t want to mark it as 3 because it felt too low. i was so so excited to read this because james baldwin just has such a way with words. the writing in this was absolutely gorgeous and i underlined lots of lines, but as for the actual plot and characters i just didn’t feel connected to them at all. david was absolutely horrible and i think that was the point? but i just couldn’t get past that and it made it difficult for me to feel any connection at all between giovanni and david (which again, i think maybe was the point). i still love you james baldwin