My Government Means to Kill Me vs The Great Believers: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: AIDS, LGBTQ novels, Fiction
My Government Means to Kill Me
NATIONAL BESTSELLER · A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK · A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITOR'S CHOICE · 2023 LAMBDA LITERARY PRIZE FOR GAY FICTION FINALISTThe debut novel from television WRITER/PRODUCER OF THE CHI,…
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The Great Believers
In 1985, Yale Tishman, the development director for an art gallery in Chicago, is about to pull off an amazing coup: bringing an extraordinary collection of 1920s paintings as a gift to the gallery. Yet as his career…
The verdict
- Readers rate The Great Believers highest: The Great Believers 4.5 · My Government Means to Kill Me 4.1.
- My Government Means to Kill Me is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 13 for The Great Believers.
- The Great Believers has the widest readership — 1312 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| My Government Means to Kill Me | The Great Believers | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 4.0 (20) | 4.4 (180) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (33) | 4.5 (1312) |
Reception
| My Government Means to Kill Me | The Great Believers | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 33 | 1312 |
| Editions | 3 | 7 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 2851 |
| Pages | 288 | 743 |