Reviews tagging 'Sexual harassment'

Giovannis Zimmer by James Baldwin

32 reviews

kell_xavi's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

Read for book club. Beautiful descriptions, dialogue, frustrating and heavy exposition. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Sexual harassment, Confinement, and Homophobia

Moderate: Murder, Sexual assault, Car accident, and Transphobia

Minor: Bullying

condor's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment

Moderate: Homophobia

mayze's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

Great read, Baldwin's writing easily brings  you to  1950s Paris. The seedy bars, the descriptions of daily life, everyday people and conversation between characters make you want to experience it yourself. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Self harm, Homophobia, Infidelity, Sexual harassment, Xenophobia, Toxic relationship, Death, Alcohol, Classism, Gaslighting, and Murder

soupsswagreads's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Misogyny, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Grief, and Emotional abuse

flapjackzs_'s review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Death, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Child death, Murder, Rape, Sexual harassment, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Classism, Death of parent, Misogyny, Outing, and Vomit

zoegupta's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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

this made me Very Sad. in a gut punch kind of way. thank you baldwin! <3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Homophobia, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Rape, Sexual harassment, Grief, Misogyny, Abandonment, and Alcohol

rayinbooks's review against another edition

dark reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, and Death

lsbroadwater's review against another edition

emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Sexual content, Homophobia, Sexual harassment, and Death

theremightbecupcakes's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I have tears in my eyes. That’s all I can say right now.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Alcohol, Death, Murder, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Gaslighting, Grief, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Misogyny

Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Sexual content, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Transphobia, and Violence

beccasova's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Transphobia, Infidelity, Sexual harassment, Murder, and Toxic relationship

A tragic masterpiece written with exceptional prose. There are some slurs in French and English towards lgbtq.