A review by sierranorgan
Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I was so entirely captivated by this book! The writing just flowed and I would find myself just carried into the story for pages without even realizing it! My only problem was that there were two important characters whose name started with the letter G (including Giovanni)and there names were spelled similarly, so sometimes when they were referenced in the same scene I’d get lost as to which person we were talking about and had to go back and check. But other than that I absolutely loved it and loved the story!