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Oct 25, 2020
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Book Club read #34 November 14 2020
There are four of us in my in-person book club and I was the only real fan of this one. The main issue was the dual timeline.
Rebecca Makkai has written an honest portrayal of the AIDS epidemic of the 1980's. Reagan was President but he never accepted that it was a thing. Harsh words:
The newscaster was saying that Reagan had cancelled the State of the Union address that was scheduled for tonight but would surely address the [Shuttle] disaster. Yale missed Charli ...more
There are four of us in my in-person book club and I was the only real fan of this one. The main issue was the dual timeline.
Rebecca Makkai has written an honest portrayal of the AIDS epidemic of the 1980's. Reagan was President but he never accepted that it was a thing. Harsh words:
The newscaster was saying that Reagan had cancelled the State of the Union address that was scheduled for tonight but would surely address the [Shuttle] disaster. Yale missed Charli ...more
This novel explores the impact of the AIDS crisis on a group of friends in the mid-1980s and its lingering impact on several of them 30 years later. The story unfolds in two alternating time frames. The mid-1980s is a heady time for the urban gay scene; bars and bath houses, pride parades and closet doors swung open. If families reject a gay son or daughter, one can find a new family among friends. For every act of anti-gay violence, there is a progressive straight person who wants to be part of
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What a wonderful book. Set in mid 80’s in Chicago during the AIDS epidemic and 2015 Paris. Chapters alternate, I loved the characters. Highly recommend.
May 15, 2019
Wendy
marked it as to-read
Sep 12, 2020
Beth
marked it as to-read
Mar 27, 2021
Mercè
marked it as to-read
