Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Giovanni's Room, by James Baldwin

11 reviews

emilo's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Murder, Infidelity, Sexism, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Racism, Rape, and Grief

edgaranjapoe's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

lochlemon's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

The subject matter was approached so beautifully, so poignantly. I’m left speechless. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Murder

tbrnichols's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I didn't really like this book very much. All the characters feel very same-y to me, they're all sad, ashamed gay men who mistreat each other's because they think they deserve it and are afraid to be happy. I don't think it helped that David and Hella had so little observed chemistry, I think if the conflict had been a bit more about the pulls of the heart and less about self-hatred and internalized homophobia it could have been more interesting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Rape

jennazim's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Rape, Transphobia, and Misogyny

maess's review against another edition

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

hanna_hllqvist's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Misogyny

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

mariyah's review against another edition

dark 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt and Murder

Moderate: Abortion, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Rape, and Homophobia

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

kimveach's review against another edition

dark 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

5.0

This is the first book I've read by James Baldwin.  I'll definitely be reading more.  His writing is beautiful and elegant without being difficult to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Bullying, Homophobia, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Death, Grief, Murder, Outing, Rape, and Toxic friendship