Giovanni's room

This is the only book I have ever read that I could describe as perfect. Every single word belongs and every sentence made my heart break a little bit more. How could a single story hurt so much? How do I begin to recover from it? I don't know if I ever will.

Baldwin's prose is gorgeous and his work terrifyingly thought-provoking. I am not an highlighting man but I would have highlighted this entire book had I been able to put it down long enough or to see through my tears.