Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin
I thought this book was brilliant. Sad and beautiful, landmark book.:bawling: It ought to get far more mention. The fact that it's set in Paris makes it even more romantic. This is a book you'll want to read many times- clever, compassionate and well-written.
Score: 9/10
Giovanni's Room luv luv luv'd it!
I had the pleasure of meeting James Baldwin at a place called Enrico's on Broadway in San Francisco...and actually discussed the book with him. I loved it and read it from the time I was about 10 (it was in my mother's bookcase) and would go back to it off and on again for the next 15 years when i wanted a tearjerker. You do know that one of the characters is James (loosely based) and can you guess which one? I wanted to buy the screenrights to it but someone beat me to it. Can you guess who? It was Madonna years ago. When I first read it I couldnt really understand the homosexuality theme but as I got older I understood it and deeply so. What a sad and tragic story. It was so simply told, yet it was very deep with such complicated characters. I must get another copy! For out of all his books, that is the only one that touched my soul and got me bi-curious as to what makes people tick.