The popular online space of BookTok raises an abundance of critiques, but Anjali Suva PO `27 questions its claims to harmful and problematic material.
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Hidden Gems: ‘My Government Means to Kill Me’ charts political and sexual awakening amidst the AIDS crisis
Rasheed Newson’s “My Government Means to Kill Me” fictionalizes the social movements that arose in response to the U.S. government’s lackluster response to the AIDs crisis. Newson’s robust knowledge of LGBTQ history shines through the novel, but it falls short in its capacity as a narrative, writes book columnist Natalie Ortiz PO ‘25.