Giovanni's Room
Book • 1956 • History
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Not a woman but a man is publicly ridiculed and humiliated in a bar in front of all the costumers
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SO depressing
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Is there sexual content?
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Are there jokes about sexual assault on men?
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It is definitely seen as no big deal, though i couldn't point to a particular joke
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Is there decapitation?
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An execution by guillotine is mentioned but not described in details
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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A young man is described to be objectified by many older men
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A character is shaken after his wife miscarries
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Is a minority is misrepresented?
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If you are sensitive to gay men being represented as predatory or perverted you should definitely avoid this book
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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A character threatens suicide, and many suicidal thoughts are described throughout the novel
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A character who has been abused takes revenge on their abuser.
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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The main character struggles with his body, the body of his partners and his sexuality, many descriptions of body appearing disgusting including during sex
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Does a parent die?
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The main character's mother is mentioned to have passed
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Does a major character die?
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Yes and it is one of the focal points of the novel
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Does a woman get slapped?
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Is there addiction?
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The main character has a pretty bad relationship with alcohol
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Does someone cheat?
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So much cheating
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Is there bisexual cheating?
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It is the main plot of the novel literally
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Is a male character ridiculed for crying?
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A male character is publicly ridiculed and cries as a result, which is also made fun of
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Is someone watched without knowing?
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The main character observes a waiter in a bar, but he is aware of it
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Is religion discussed?
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Lightly, it's not actually a big theme
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The main character is at least depressed and his monologue is pretty depressing
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Does someone leave without saying goodbye?
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A character feels abandoned after their partner leaves without explaination, very triggering for themes around abandonment
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Lots of precarity and mentions of homelessness
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A woman's baby is stillborn, which traumatizes her and her husband
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Is there aphobia?
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No but all the characters' relationship to sex are pretty f****d up
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Is there hate speech?
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It is mentioned against gay men, and the main character has a lot of self hatred and internalised homophobia
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Are there fat jokes?
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The main character refers to people's weights in a derogatory way in his internal monologue
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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The main character expresses great disgust around a gay man in makeup and a dress, though that's linked to his own internalised homophobia
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Is there a large age gap?
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Many relationships between younger men and older men
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There is fear around it in a sexual context : a man having sex with a woman describes in his internal monologue being very afraid that he will be "swallowed" and not be able to pull out
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Does someone die by suicide?
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A woman is worn down and pressured into sex despite refusing multiple times, and we see the aftermath, including how much she regrets that decision
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Mentions of characters having been assaulted in a relationship with a huge power imbalance
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The main character is pretty abusive in his relationships and definitely gaslights his partner(s)
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Are there abusive parents?
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Main character has a strained relation with his father
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