Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

My Policeman by Bethan Roberts

13 reviews

islamaunder21's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Infidelity, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Hate crime, Homophobia, Sexism, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Violence

sunny_bumblebee's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Hate crime, Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Sexism and Misogyny

tgbdscrapbook's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Moderate: Physical abuse

potatocomlegas's review against another edition

sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, and Outing

Moderate: Suicide and Physical abuse

jess_yasmyn's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse and Homophobia

zoe_archambault's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Beautiful prose. Gut wrenching yet cute story. Satisfying yet I-want-more ending. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Medical content, Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, and Outing

Moderate: Alcohol, Sexual content, Cursing, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Pregnancy, and Sexual assault

Minor: Suicide, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

imjustan's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This is a beautifully written tragic love story. This book follows two POV’s, Marion and Patrick and letters they write. Marion being in love with Tom and thinking her love is enough for the both of them and Patrick being Tom’s secret lover.
I can’t describe my love for this book but I find myself coming back to it again and again.
At the end of each last letter of that part of the POV I kept looking forwards to continuing their POV. And so on. I think it very well shows how gay relationships were being seen by outsiders in the 50’s.
It’s heartbreaking at times but it also made me feel incredibly joyful at others.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness and Homophobia

Moderate: Physical abuse

Minor: Suicide

maliks's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

this book is so beautifully heartbreaking, i just finished it and all i want to do is cry but i’m on my way to school, on the train, so i can’t do that.
i’m so pissed at marion i truly am, i understand she was mad at tom for cheating on her but she had no right to do what she did to patrick.
and what the hell happened in venice? 
i want more, i want more of this book, i want to know what happened in venice, i want to know what happened between patrick going to jail and the three of them being old and living together. 
i want to inflict more pain in myself by reading this book again, i loved it so so much.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Moderate: Physical abuse

neptunereign's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Infidelity

Moderate: Grief and Sexual content

Minor: Alcohol, Sexism, and Misogyny

oliverlang's review

emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

If you're looking for a book with a happy ending and queer joy, this isn't it. It's a telling of a life from 2 different perspectives - 2 people in love with the same man - and the outcome of those relationships as a result.

I didn't not enjoy this book, it was easy to read and there were some nice parts but it's not a must read for me. As a queer person, it will never not be wild to me reading about the criminalisation of the existence of lgbtq+ people.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Homophobia, Hate crime, Infidelity, Lesbophobia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Violence