Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

“"...a moving, highly controversial story of death and passion that reveals the unspoken complexities of the heart."”

“James Baldwin was one of those timeless authors. A must-read in my opinion!!”

“"Name a book that devastated you." (Psst, I highly recommend pairing Giovanni's Room with Tomasz Jedrowski's Swimming in the Dark AFTER reading this--I've rec'd it under Jen's Book Club. You'll appreciate both so much!)”

“Beautiful and ugly look into the human condition and what it means to live life for yourself versus for others”

“want to read”

“it IS as good as everyone says it is, even better some would say (me, i'm saying that)”