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onmalsshelf 's review for:
Giovanni's Room
by James Baldwin
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Some of the best writing I’ve ever read in a classic, but with the most insufferable cast of characters. Oi with the misogyny already
Also The Atlantic lied in their blurb, ‘Exciting…a book that belongs in the top rank of fiction’
Exciting? Where?
Also The Atlantic lied in their blurb, ‘Exciting…a book that belongs in the top rank of fiction’
Exciting? Where?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Death of parent, Outing, Alcohol, Classism