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Giovanni’s Room
Giovanni’s Room
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April 1, 2022
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April 30, 2022
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spoko
Mar 30, 2022 rated it it was ok
Shelves: fiction, book-club
I’ve always been a big fan of James Baldwin, but up till now, all I’d read from him were non-fiction and short fiction. Seemed like about time that I check out some of his longer fiction. I wish I hadn’t.

The story here is OK, though honestly, all the characters other than the narrator are pretty one-dimensional. And the writing, I’m sorry, is awful. Long sections are really overwritten, trying to stage a lot of philosophical and psychological ideas behind a masquerade of fiction. It doesn’t work ...more
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Mike
Dec 02, 2010 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: fiction
Stephen
Feb 09, 2013 marked it as waiting-to-be-read  ·  review of another edition
Kai Coates
Jun 19, 2014 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: group-bookish, s14-bookish-challenge
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Melissa
May 13, 2019 rated it really liked it
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Jun 20, 2020 is currently reading it  ·  review of another edition
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Melissa
Mar 10, 2021 marked it as to-read
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Jan 23, 2022 marked it as to-read
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Kirsten
Jan 11, 2024 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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May 05, 2024 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Mary
May 18, 2024 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
christine
Jun 18, 2024 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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