Andrew Gartzea (Bookwyrm) reviewed Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin (Penguin Modern Classics)
Baldwin's haunting and controversial second novel is his most sustained treatment of sexuality, and a …
once again, i'm not ok
5 stars
Content warning i would say this is a spoiler but literally this book is a 70 year old classic so idk
rip Giovanni, you would have loved "good luck, babe" by Chappell Roan.
Joking aside for a moment, David is one of those characters that stay in your long-term memory. The homophobic homosexual who (seemingly) only mistreats those around him, but who is actually constantly monitoring and punishing himself. A miserable life in the name of the norm.