Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

28 reviews

capacity4wonder's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

so depressing and I hate all the characters but so slay

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Misogyny, and Transphobia

Moderate: Child death, Rape, Sexual assault, and Murder

eggyleggy's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-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

4.0

I read this as an assignment in uni and actually quite enjoyed the story

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Moderate: Rape, Transphobia, and Murder

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

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

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

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, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Murder

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

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

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

italianwatermelon's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape

purplehulk713's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.25

This book only truly interested me at the very end when Giovanni is calling David out on all his bullshit. It felt so much like what people consider “literature” otherwise—clever and well-thought-out, but too dense and tedious to read to be of any real enjoyment to anyone who’s not an English scholar (and I’m speaking as university writing minor). But as a landmark in queer fiction, it does deserve praise. I just wish that it  didn’t make me want so much for it to be over while reading more than it made me enjoy its poetic prose and insights (David is so frustrating, and Jacques and Guillaume are disgusting). But facing the sincerity embodied in Giovanni’s room was a truly tantalizing subject.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

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, Infidelity, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Grief, and Murder

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: Misogyny, Sexual content, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

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