Reviews tagging Confinement

Giovanni’s Room, by James Baldwin

7 reviews

shoohoob's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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

I just finished reading this book and I already wish I could read it again for the first time.

Giovanni’s Room comes to me at a very interesting point in my life. I resonate so much with David - searching for “home” and wanting to return to place that doesn’t exist anymore. Just like him, I want to understand myself and what I want but am uncertain on how to get there. I don’t know if this book helped in figuring things out, but it resonated with me in a way I didn’t realize I longed for. 

I’m so glad I read it. I think this book has aged so well and is still accessible as a classic. I think everyone should read it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Alcohol, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Infidelity, and Death

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Death, Homophobia, and Infidelity

Moderate: Misogyny, Murder, Bullying, Classism, Outing, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Minor: Blood, Child death, and Pregnancy

Not sure how to tag it, but whether it's a reflection of the author's biases or an extension of the book's core themes, this book has a lot of negativity toward effeminate/GNC gay men.

li_reading's review against another edition

4.0

It was very good, and absolutely wretched

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Alcohol, Death, Infidelity, and Homophobia

Moderate: Classism, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Confinement, and Alcoholism

chloebethx_'s review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• 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

4.25

James Baldwin really created a short masterpiece in this book, the emotions and struggles with sexual identity and finding your place in society were so well articulated and written out on the page that it took my breath away. Other reviews have put it in much better terms than I could, but this book is truly beautiful!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Car accident, Child death, Classism, Confinement, Death of parent, Dysphoria, Grief, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

omemlette's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

caitlyn_baldwin's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This is the first work of Baldwin's that I have read. I really enjoyed his writing style and the authenticity behind it. I thought this work was sad yet poetic and it obviously covers a period in time where homosexuality was not widely accepted. I think that it provokes important questions on self identity and the difficulty one may face in the pursuit of being true to yourself

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Homophobia, Infidelity, and Murder

evilespresso's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship