Reviews with content warning for Homophobia - My Policeman

This novel centers on the relationship between Marion Taylor, Tom Burgess, & Patrick Hazelwood. In 1950's Britain, strict laws against homosexuality, especially targeting men. Marion was deeply attracted to Tom, who was her best friend's brother. The storyline occurs in flashbacks from the 1950's to the 1990's. Patrick works in a local museum, and Tom as a policeman, after military.service. Tom enters the museum, and meets Patrick, & the latter has an immediate attraction to Tom. Without spoilers, this well crafted novel, explores the ensuing relationships. The film based upon this book was released in 2022, starring Harry Styles, Emma Corrine, & David Dawson; it's available on Amazon Prime for streaming.

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nick_karr's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-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

5.0

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sokf's review against another edition

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relaxing sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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jennyg1234's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Why was this so good? Especially towards the end I was sucked in. I LOVE Marion and her story arch.

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sierrak's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective fast-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

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kriti's review against another edition

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emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot

5.0

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swiftlyjo's review against another edition

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emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.25

ow :(

this really isn't a happy book and i'm mad at every single character except julia (❤️) but i also understand all of them in a way. i get why some people have called this too sad but hey who doesn't like a sad book every now and then and at least this is a Good Sad Book™️

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guyjoey86's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Overall a really nice book but just wished there were more poc especially woc but I understand it was set in the 60s or around that time when people were not as excepting

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