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

My Government Means to Kill Me Rasheed Newson · 2022 ★★★★☆ 4.1 288 pages · ≈ 5 h 20 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The Great Believers Rebecca Makkai · 2018 ★★★★☆ 4.5 743 pages · ≈ 13 h 46 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Great Believers higher: 4.5 vs 4.1 from 1312 votes.
My Government Means to Kill Me is the quicker read — about 5 hours vs 13 for The Great Believers.