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A review by tiredcath
My Policeman by Bethan Roberts
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
I didn’t DNF this out of sheer stubbornness, but at what cost? My sanity. I think this might put me in a reading slump.
There’s so much I can say about how awful this book made me feel— not because it was sad. No. It’s because it’s gross and gave a gross feeling I haven’t felt in a long time. Because I want to stop thinking about it, I can’t write a proper review. (Perhaps later. But most likely, never.) I will say, I disliked every character here, but Marion ESPECIALLY was a different bread of awful. I’ve read bad characters, I’ve even liked the bad characters (see Henry from The Secret History) but Marion? Absolutely not.
[mild spoiler]
I don’t know why Roberts decided to write her as this suffering, oh poor Marion, martyr, savior. I hated every second Marion writes about taking care of Patrick. I felt so gross reading the last part especially.
I need a cleanse.
There’s so much I can say about how awful this book made me feel— not because it was sad. No. It’s because it’s gross and gave a gross feeling I haven’t felt in a long time. Because I want to stop thinking about it, I can’t write a proper review. (Perhaps later. But most likely, never.) I will say, I disliked every character here, but Marion ESPECIALLY was a different bread of awful. I’ve read bad characters, I’ve even liked the bad characters (see Henry from The Secret History) but Marion? Absolutely not.
[mild spoiler]
I don’t know why Roberts decided to write her as this suffering, oh poor Marion, martyr, savior. I hated every second Marion writes about taking care of Patrick. I felt so gross reading the last part especially.
I need a cleanse.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia and Violence