Giovanni's room

 -by James Baldwin

Love is love- the body needs to be fed and the soul needs its mate.

This book transcends time and space. It makes as much sense today as it did years ago when it was a breakthrough piece. This was so wonderfully written and it can be analyzed and used to understand life and the common pitfalls that we fall into as a society. 

This also shows the pitfalls of denying who you are and how that not only affects you and your psyche but also how this affects others and their lives. The acts of violence we make are often not meant and are often not violent physically but they wreck those around us mentally. 

I learned a lot from this book and I would recommend this to anyone who has a heart and wants to feel something. I will definitely go on and read more of this authors books. I got so much knowledge but also beautiful quotes and wonderful scenery and imagery as well as scenarios that will stay with me forever. 

This was one of my pride month reads, and I am so glad that I decided to start Pride month with this one!!

Characters 3/5

Setting 4/5

Story 5/5

Overall 4.5/5