A review by ghostluvr2000
Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin
5.0
GOD. i really didn't understand this when i was sixteen. want to make a personal project of this novel <3
'for i understood, at the bottom of my heart, that we have never talked, and now we never would.' '"love him," said jacques, with vehemence. "love him and let him love you. do you think anything else under this heaven matters?"' '"i'll buy you a drink," i said. "and will you bring me home again?" he asked. "yes. i'll bring you home again."' 'he smiled, "why, one day you will go home and then you will find that home is not home any more. then you will really be in trouble. as long as you stay here, you can always think: one day i will go home."' 'i thought only, one day i will weep for this. one of these days i'll start to cry.'
'for i understood, at the bottom of my heart, that we have never talked, and now we never would.' '"love him," said jacques, with vehemence. "love him and let him love you. do you think anything else under this heaven matters?"' '"i'll buy you a drink," i said. "and will you bring me home again?" he asked. "yes. i'll bring you home again."' 'he smiled, "why, one day you will go home and then you will find that home is not home any more. then you will really be in trouble. as long as you stay here, you can always think: one day i will go home."' 'i thought only, one day i will weep for this. one of these days i'll start to cry.'