Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

My Government Means to Kill Me by Rasheed Newson

3 reviews

mirandalikesbooks's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative sad

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

3.75

I really liked this book! Trey, the POV character, is loveable in his flaws. You definitely end up rooting for him. I learned a lot about gay history and black history through the footnotes. I liked the footnotes and definitely missed them when I switched to the audiobook format!

My issue with the book is it feels as if some of the plot threads weren't fully fleshed out. I also think the ending was ABRUPT. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Addiction, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Violence, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Classism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Police brutality, and Alcohol

iseefirede's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

A wonderful and informative read. I loved the footnotes with the history interwoven into the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Violence, Vomit, Police brutality, Grief, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, Outing, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

anxiousnachos's review against another edition

4.0

Absolutely loved the way this was written in the style of a fictional memoir!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Sexual content, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic