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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. This is one of the best books I've read in years. (  ) orthodexy | Oct 30, 2009 |  I probably read this with too high of expectations because I loved Go Tell it On the Mountain. This is a short novel about a man fighting his homosexuality. I'm amazed that it was written in the 1950s. The first portion with David's flasbacks to growing up in Brooklyn being raised by his widowed father and aunt, and his reaction to his first homosexual experience. As the book moves into his adulthood in France, I lost connection with the characters. Even Giovanni seemed very flat, and I didn't really care for his breakdown at the end. (  ) strandbooks | Oct 4, 2009 | Psychologically very deep & interesting, somewhat melodramatic. (  ) marek2009 | Sep 9, 2009 | Beautiful novel about love. And Paris is a city full of desperate longing it seems... ( ) drugfiend | Nov 13, 2008 | wookiebender | Jul 20, 2008 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0141186356, Paperback)Set in the 1950s Paris of American expatriates, liaisons, and violence, a young man finds himself caught between desire and conventional morality. With a sharp, probing imagination, James Baldwin's now-classic narrative delves into the mystery of loving and creates a moving, highly controversial story of death and passion that reveals the unspoken complexities of the human heart.(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:12 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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