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Giovanni’s Room

by James Baldwin

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read in December 2021

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John said: " Sublime writing by Baldwin, featuring well-written characters—Giovanni and Hella, particularly—electric dialogues, and lacerating prose. Which is a long way to say how much I love this book and how much it depresses me and will continue to do so for ...more "

Dec 12, 2021 01:04AM · see review

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