Review of A boy who loved me
Posted: 30 Jun 2023, 20:11
[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "A boy who loved me" by Wilson Semitti.]
A Boy Who Loved Me by Wilson Semitti is a memoir about a black homosexual male from Uganda who has sickle cell anemia. Wilson had one goal in mind, to get out of Uganda. He met and fell in love with a younger man, who he refers to as "the boy," at a gay bar in London. They were able to get married, and the boy covered a lot of Wilson's medical expenses. Wilson sought asylum in London, hoping to become a citizen of the UK and live forever with his husband. Obtaining citizenship was a long and expensive process, which his husband paid for.
The book was enjoyable to read. However, certain things bothered me about it. The fact that Wilson called his husband "the boy" creeped me out. The phrase gave me the impression that he was referring to a juvenile male. I also thought that he was too careless with sex. Once he was out of Uganda and out of the closet, it seemed like he would sleep with anyone that looked his way, and he was very proud of his prowess.
A Boy Who Loved Me was not professionally edited. There were so many errors and typos that I could barely write them all down. From the start, there were so many nonexisting commas that I had to give up and stop taking note of them; otherwise, I would not get through the book.
Even though I enjoyed reading the story, I could not, in good conscience, give it a rating of more than 3 out of 5 stars. If you don't mind the errors, anyone who likes to read memoirs will enjoy reading this book. There was minimum profanity, and although the author enjoyed his sexual dalliances, they were non-descriptive. It is not suitable for young adults.
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A boy who loved me
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A Boy Who Loved Me by Wilson Semitti is a memoir about a black homosexual male from Uganda who has sickle cell anemia. Wilson had one goal in mind, to get out of Uganda. He met and fell in love with a younger man, who he refers to as "the boy," at a gay bar in London. They were able to get married, and the boy covered a lot of Wilson's medical expenses. Wilson sought asylum in London, hoping to become a citizen of the UK and live forever with his husband. Obtaining citizenship was a long and expensive process, which his husband paid for.
The book was enjoyable to read. However, certain things bothered me about it. The fact that Wilson called his husband "the boy" creeped me out. The phrase gave me the impression that he was referring to a juvenile male. I also thought that he was too careless with sex. Once he was out of Uganda and out of the closet, it seemed like he would sleep with anyone that looked his way, and he was very proud of his prowess.
A Boy Who Loved Me was not professionally edited. There were so many errors and typos that I could barely write them all down. From the start, there were so many nonexisting commas that I had to give up and stop taking note of them; otherwise, I would not get through the book.
Even though I enjoyed reading the story, I could not, in good conscience, give it a rating of more than 3 out of 5 stars. If you don't mind the errors, anyone who likes to read memoirs will enjoy reading this book. There was minimum profanity, and although the author enjoyed his sexual dalliances, they were non-descriptive. It is not suitable for young adults.
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A boy who loved me
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
