A new favorite has been added to my list: Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

Giovanni's RoomGiovanni's Room by James Baldwin
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is a masterpiece! 👏🏻

This book made its way to my top favorite books ever. I started reading it with no expectations whatsoever.

I first heard about it from Booktube and decided to put it on hold at the library.

James Baldwin's writing caught me right from the start. I think the plot was okay, but the incredible writing turns this into an incredible book. I 100% decided to get a physical copy because it was painful to know everything I highlighted was going to get lost since I read it on the library app.

“Perhaps home is not a place but simply an irrevocable condition.”
― James Baldwin, Giovanni’s Room

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