Karina answers “I'm up to chapter three and I'm struggling...”

Wolfram-Jaymes Keesing asked this question about Giovanni's Room:

I'm up to chapter three and I'm struggling to keep interested. Baldwin squeezes as much information into every sentence he can with comma handles and semi-colons, and I feel he goes into a lot of detail explaining things that aren't even relevant. I'd like to get through this, so I want to know: what kept YOU reading?

Karina I agree with Scott Amundsen. Also, he is writing about issues that some aren't comfortable with and perhaps to some, it can be scary to imagine being …moreI agree with Scott Amundsen. Also, he is writing about issues that some aren't comfortable with and perhaps to some, it can be scary to imagine being in that position. That is what I love about Baldwin.(less)

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