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Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin
5.0
dark reflective fast-paced
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

“And no matter what I was doing, another me sat in my belly, absolutely cold with terror over the question of my life.”

A striking novel following David, an engaged American man in Paris and his relationship with Giovanni. Each sentence is heightened, tense, and achingly beautiful, but not overly complicated. Heartbreaking, gritty and insightful.