Leland Cacayan’s Reviews > Giovanni’s Room > Status Update

I wish I could think with the same clarity that James Baldwin writes because life then would be easier.

"The trouble is that I love myself too much. And so I've decided to let two try it, this business of loving me, I mean, and see how that works out" (93).

Like damn, Jimmy!

Well alright. Giovanni is very charming.

Well this book is banging so far. Fatal desire, an obsession for destiny, self hatred...these themes combined with a slick prose style, Giovanni's Room is already a winner in my book. I had to stop to reread the section on the Garden of Eden because I was so mesmerized by its insight and its stylish delivery. And I'm only 30 pages in!