Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

My Policeman by Bethan Roberts

5 reviews

nialiversuch's review against another edition

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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Hate crime, Cursing, Homophobia, Medical content, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Infidelity

Minor: Miscarriage, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Sexual content, and Pregnancy

kimveach's review against another edition

emotional informative 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

4.5

What a brilliant, beautiful, heartbreaking story.  I usually prefer plot-based stories to character-based, but this one captured me completely.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Medical content, Sexual content, Outing, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Classism, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Homophobia, Terminal illness, and Toxic friendship

hannahrogers's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Outing, Biphobia, Infidelity, Hate crime, Homophobia, Police brutality, and Sexism

Moderate: Pregnancy and Alcohol

Minor: Infertility and Alcoholism

aaliyahdreads's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

4.25

This book is simply the story of a married police officer who is in love with another gay man in the 50’s. The peaks into their love is beautiful and the turbulence within the novel feels rooted in the reality of being LGBTQ+ during  that time. While I had sympathy for Marion she is also infuriating at other times for reasons that will become clearer near the ending of the book. I do wish the story focused more on Patrick and Tom and less on Marion. I understood why her perspective is important but it should  not have taken up so much of the story. But on the whole the story does move at a very slow pace but is beautifully written and is a good read for those who prefer books that focus on characters rather than plot (aka me). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Medical content, and Violence

Minor: Alcoholism and Domestic abuse

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