Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

My Policeman by Bethan Roberts

52 reviews

lenni_sc's review against another edition

emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Outing, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Misogyny, Lesbophobia, and Transphobia

Minor: Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Suicide, Sexual assault, and Grief

euphemia's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.5

the writing was amazing, the plot wasnt. marion, one of the main three characters and also the main narrator, was infuriating as a person. patrick just got served the run of the mill "bury/torture your gays" trope with that random double stroke????? and tom literally did nothing, he just stood there and got his dick sucked and looked pretty. the author apparently didnt think him deserving to have at least a chapter where he speaks his mind about this whole "sharing" arrangement them three have. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Outing

Moderate: Transphobia, Alcohol, and Sexual content

Minor: Suicide

kridenour's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Infidelity, Medical content, and Outing

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Suicide

meredithobermark's review against another edition

challenging mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

This is a good read, and after reading I’m really looking forward to seeing the movie. I can totally see Harry Styles being a good fit for Tom. It was a relatively easy read, despite the 1950s British vocabulary. I had no trouble picking the book back up again and flying through even the longer chapters. In regards to characters, Marion really bothered me. I liked her at first but only because she’s the main character and I usually root for the narrator. However, each decision she made was just so selfish and frustrating. Even the end couldn’t help me find respect for her. I found it hard to like Tom at times, too. I’ll just say that the only person I was never bothered with was Julia. I had my suspicions about her but didn’t give it much thought. Overall, a very good read and I recommend it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Homophobia and Terminal illness

Minor: Violence and Sexual content

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

ecicilala's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Moderate: Sexual content, Violence, and Outing

Minor: Suicide and Police brutality

yasaman's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I loved this book. I did not like Marion or Tom or Patrick.
But I hated -and will continue doing so- homophobia.

Do you know how many lives are ruined every year, because the majority of the people cannot withstand two adults liking each other?

Fuck homophobia. And fuck homophobes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Outing, Bullying, Sexual content, Suicide, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Terminal illness, and Violence

nicoleisalwaysreading's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

this did a number on me! gooped and gagged that harry is gonna be tom lol

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Moderate: Gaslighting, Sexual content, Outing, and Suicide

Beautifully written and the use of perspective shift was well-used and powerful. Sad but sweet

sib_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Outing, Violence, Gaslighting, Grief, Homophobia, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Lesbophobia, Suicide, Chronic illness, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content

Minor: Alcohol

samiramsayeed's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

a beautiful telling of love, longing and acceptance — or lack there of. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Sexual content