Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Herbergi Giovanni by James Baldwin

38 reviews

capacity4wonder's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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so depressing and I hate all the characters but so slay

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Misogyny, Transphobia

Moderate: Child death, Rape, Sexual assault, Murder

eggyleggy's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I read this as an assignment in uni and actually quite enjoyed the story

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Moderate: Rape, Transphobia, Murder

flapjackzs_'s review against another edition

3.75

emotional reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Toxic relationship, Alcohol

Moderate: Child death, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Sexual harassment

Minor: Misogyny, Vomit, Death of parent, Outing, Classism

zoegupta's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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this made me Very Sad. in a gut punch kind of way. thank you baldwin! <3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Murder

Moderate: Misogyny, Rape, Grief, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment

theremightbecupcakes's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I have tears in my eyes. That’s all I can say right now.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Body shaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Sexual harassment

italianwatermelon's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape

purplehulk713's review against another edition

3.25

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This book only truly interested me at the very end when Giovanni is calling David out on all his bullshit. It felt so much like what people consider “literature” otherwise—clever and well-thought-out, but too dense and tedious to read to be of any real enjoyment to anyone who’s not an English scholar (and I’m speaking as university writing minor). But as a landmark in queer fiction, it does deserve praise. I just wish that it  didn’t make me want so much for it to be over while reading more than it made me enjoy its poetic prose and insights (David is so frustrating, and Jacques and Guillaume are disgusting). But facing the sincerity embodied in Giovanni’s room was a truly tantalizing subject.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol

emilo's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional reflective sad slow-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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Infidelity, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Grief, Murder

edgaranjapoe's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Infidelity, Toxic relationship

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual content, Grief, Alcohol

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

lochlemon's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging emotional reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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The subject matter was approached so beautifully, so poignantly. I’m left speechless. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Murder