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finished reading Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

James Baldwin: Giovanni's Room (Hardcover, 2016, Everyman Publishers) 4 stars

Giovanni's Room is a 1956 novel by James Baldwin. The book focuses on the events …

Stunning. Magnificent. Easily one of the greatest books I have ever read.

This is the story of a man in search of himself who keeps all those he loves, or wants to love, at arms length and the consequences that follow. It's a story of the same internal struggles with which we all contend. A tortured tale beautifully rendered by James Baldwin.