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O Quarto de Giovanni by James Baldwin, Paulo Henriques Britto
49 reviews
nzmerchant's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Transphobia, Misogyny, Homophobia, Miscarriage, and Violence
edgaranjapoe's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Homophobia, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Alcohol, Grief, Misogyny, and Sexual content
Minor: Car accident, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Rape, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Abandonment, Death, War, Transphobia, Violence, Classism, Bullying, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Child death, and Injury/Injury detail
rachelsuzuko's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Moderate: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Homophobia, Murder, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Sexual content
lyrapollock's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Drug use, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexism, and Homophobia
Moderate: Sexual violence, Homophobia, Drug abuse, Car accident, Alcoholism, and Alcohol
renniewest's review against another edition
- 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
this novel is crushing in its depiction of the complexities of human conditions, love, mental illness, etc… it’s made me the kind of melancholy that sticks with you for a while.
Moderate: Death, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, and Mental illness
ismaymacklin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Homophobia, Misogyny, Alcoholism, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Transphobia
olivcho's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin
It’s a very short book ,under 200 pages, but it has depth and literary beauty many longer works lack. On the surface it’s a story about one men’s struggle with accepting his sexuality but for me it’s primarily a tale about shame. How it eats at us from within, prevents us from being free, stops us from being accepting of ourselves and others. It’s necessary yet in abundance it’s self indulgent and narcissistic. David is consumed so much by shame that he not only engages in self-deception but is unable to form genuine relationships. Hurting everyone he engages with by essentially denying himself. Hating himself and others fuelled by his conflicting desires. He is toxicity and repression personified- yet I couldn’t help but sympathise with him. Perhaps, because we are all ,to some degree, perpetually trapped in one room or another.
“I did not want him to know me. I did not want anyone to know me.”
A 5 star read for me, for sure.
TW for misogyny & transphobia…
Graphic: Misogyny and Transphobia
Moderate: Alcoholism and Murder
maess's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Rape, Alcoholism, Homophobia, Murder, Death, Grief, Misogyny, Outing, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Racism and Suicide
mynameisrebecca's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Homophobia and Misogyny
Moderate: Alcoholism and Alcohol
Minor: Xenophobia and Emotional abuse
marinapaso11's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Homophobia, Grief, Violence, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, and Infidelity
Moderate: Murder and Death