A review by peeled_grape
Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

dark sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
Very slow paced. The internalized homophobia is overwhelmingly present. I swear to god, I don't give a shit about French and I am not looking up the meaning of random phrases every other line. Jesus.
Also: Giovanni sucks lollll. I mean so does David--I think Hella is maybe the one person who doesn't suck--but Giovanni's "I'll kill myself if you leave me" thing made me dislike him quite a bit.