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ali_vangundy's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Terminal illness
Moderate: Homophobia and Sexual content
Minor: Suicide
ssolov's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Infidelity, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Drug use, Suicide, Dementia, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Vomit
fynn_jls's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Terminal illness, and Grief
Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Suicide
mmaack24's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Racism
samarakroeger's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
if you liked Still Life by Sarah Winman, you'll love this. very similar books in many ways (with different settings and plots, obviously).
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Chronic illness, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
sheshallbenamed's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Police brutality, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
Moderate: War
burnyayhayley's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
Maybe this story hits too close to home, having lost someone myself who lived through this era and watched many friends die from AIDS. Perhaps I am also just a sap. But this book made me SOB.
I was WEEPING. There are not many surprises in this book, just by the nature of the story, but there was a true and tangible depth of pain and power in the way these men are represented, and how they in turn represent an entire generation of lost queer people. It is clear that there was a wealth of respect held for this cast of characters and who they represented.
Also, sometimes it takes a really beautiful, terribly sad and horribly accurate book to remind you how very important the little things in our lives are. How much we should be trying our hardest to hold onto each other and experiences of joy and all the weird fleeting magic of life. Because even when things are so shitty and we are sad and it feels like as soon as you get up there is something else beating you back down, there will still be something handing you a sliver of hope. And that will lend it all some beauty.
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Suicide and Toxic relationship
bookswithisabel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Terminal illness, and Medical content
Moderate: Infidelity and Sexual content
Minor: Drug use, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, and Pregnancy