Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Last Call: A True Story of Love, Lust, and Murder in Queer New York by Elon Green

8 reviews

kirstym25's review against another edition

dark informative medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault and Drug abuse

danimacuk's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective sad slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Violence, Death, Hate crime, Rape, Sexual assault, Homophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

phoebemurtagh's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Lesbophobia, Blood, Death, and Homophobia

arlangrey17's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Hate crime, Medical content, Murder, Outing, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

killerpancake's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Rape, Physical abuse, Murder, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Racism, Cursing, and Blood

This is true crime where the victims were gay men and includes crime scene information. I appreciate that it focused more on the victim's lives instead of venerating the killer.

seriouslybookedup's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

Easily one of the best true crime books I've read in a while. I think the author does a great job balancing the details of the crime without it being too salacious or too dry and clinical in the storytelling. Sometimes I wonder if it was too gruesome, but I think it's important not to sugarcoat the heinous nature of these crimes especially since they were targeted at gay men. I think the book is also great at providing critical context about the time and place that these crimes took place and how it impacted the gay community (and how the local gay community members organized in response to these crimes). 

I was particularly moved and horrified by the court transcript of Harrow who had to relive the trauma of his assault and then had to watch as the perpetrator was set free - despite all the credible evidence. And, I was also surprised by the bizarre connection to Rudy Giuliani and how his indirect (maybe?) involvement may have sabotaged any efforts to investigate similar unsolved murders.

I felt like there were so many coincidences and connections that made this book feel intimate to me (e.g. I live in Orlando and the killer went to school in Florida where suspiciously similar unsolved case took place in Orlando). I was riveted and deeply moved by the spotlights on each victim which I think the author handled with a lot of compassion and care.  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical content and Murder

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Alcoholism

rachbake's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Murder, Homophobia, Grief, Drug use, and Death

wherethewildreadsare's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

Wow, a fantastically researched story about a serial killer that isn’t as talked about due to the sexuality of his victims. Doesn’t dwell on the killer but brings to life the victims. Who they were before they were “victims” and what in their lives led them into the path of their killer!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Blood, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Medical content, Murder, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Transphobia, and Violence