sophiiey 's review for:

Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

3.75

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This book encapsulates the numb feeling that society instills in people, particularly men. It feels unresolved and frustrating when I think about how it has been 70 years since this was written and yet can still see similarities happening now. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape