Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

Giovanni's Room

James Baldwin

159 pages • first pub 1956 (editions)

fiction classics lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
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‘Until I die there will be those moments, moments seeming to rise up out of the ground like Macbeth's witches, when his face will come before me, that face in all its changes, when the exact timbre of his voice and tricks of his speech will nearly...

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Moods

emotional 85%
sad 79%
reflective 65%
dark 52%
tense 28%
challenging 25%
mysterious 5%
inspiring 2%
adventurous 1%
hopeful 1%
informative 1%

Pace

medium 60%
fast 19%
slow 19%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 81% | A mix: 15% | Plot: 2%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 49% | Yes: 27% | No: 22%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 55% | No: 28% | Yes: 15%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 44% | No: 32% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 1%

Average rating

4.35

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