A review by sophiiey
Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

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

3.75

This book encapsulates the numb feeling that society instills in people, particularly men. It feels unresolved and frustrating when I think about how it has been 70 years since this was written and yet can still see similarities happening now. 
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