Giovanni's Room

Giovanni's Room

James Baldwin

Enjoyment: 4.0Quality: 4.5Characters: 4.5Plot: 4.0

5 ratings • 2 reviews

Set in the contemporary Paris of American  expatraites, liasons, and violence, a young man finds  himself caught between desire and conventional  morality. James Baldwin's brilliant narrative delves  into the mystery of loving with a sharp, probing  imagination, and he creates a moving, highly  controversial story of death and passion that reveals the  unspoken complexities of the heart.


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    An incredibly heartbreaking story of queer love that cannot be realized until it's too late... Absolutely tragic and beautiful... Will make you happy to live in a setting much more progressive than the ones these characters faced...

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    I read most of this on a plane ride and it was breathtaking—the writing is gorgeous and Baldwin has a magical way of conveying the nuance of human emotion. I can see why this modern classic has been increasingly popular, and I can’t wait to read more of Baldwin’s work.

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