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thegayngelgabriel's review against another edition
3.0
I don't know how to rate this. Until about fifty pages from the end, I sort of had a cohesive idea of it; it frustrated me somewhat and occasionally bored me, but I felt like I could talk about it: the writing, the sort of intergenerational fetishization of black men, the way that I kind of wish any other character in this were the protagonist...
Now I'm much more aggravated but also much more interested in it. It's beautiful and totally unresolved in the kind of way that reminds me somewhat of My Fair Lady.
Now I'm much more aggravated but also much more interested in it. It's beautiful and totally unresolved in the kind of way that reminds me somewhat of My Fair Lady.
jadesx96's review against another edition
4.0
I think this novel is self-conscious and critical of the fetishisation of minorities and the working class boy by the leisure class.
kingfan30's review against another edition
3.0
Described as a darkly erotic tale this was a book I hoped my boss wasn’t going to ask me about as she sometimes does! It started out ok although I was struggled to place when this book was based. I read somewhere it was during the eighties but felt like it belonged to an earlier era at times. The guys in this book certainly put it about and at times the descriptions had me hoping no one was reading over my shoulder. At about two thirds I started to loose a bit of interest, I think it was when the diary entries were introduced. And also it felt like it was getting quite repetitive, go to the club, ogle men in the shower, pick one up take them home.
s_4_r_4_h's review against another edition
didn't know what decade this was set in until I read about someone pulling on a pair of skintight pink jeans and went, "ah, the 80s".
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also, William, maybe your romantic life would be more fulfilling if you didn't keep assaulting potential partners and being a bit racist all the timetuai's review against another edition
3.0
It's kind of all over the place and it leaves you unsatisfied, but it's a good read if you don't mind that.
bunnyreads2's review against another edition
Originally a reading from my old english uni days, but didn't manage to get into it and tried again recently but still didn't get into it.
nkmustdie's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Outing, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
epots's review against another edition
I had to read this in a week for class, and the pacing was too slow. The story was interesting but I couldn't attach myself to any of the characters.