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whyamiacloud's review against another edition
5.0
Read this after watching the show in full, and it was so worth it. I cried buckets.
kirstenrose22's review against another edition
4.0
I was recently reminded - several different times - about Pedro Zamora, so I wanted to read this. No surprises here, but it’s a lovely look at a great friendship - and Judd’s depiction of his own evolving views is terrific.
thisisthelion's review
5.0
Fantastic, thrilling, really touching, both sad and happy, this is one of those book you are never going to forget. You should definitely not miss it.
ir_sharp2's review against another edition
5.0
Excellent graphic novel! Touching story of Pedro Zamora told by his Real World roommate and cartoonist Judd Winick. Highly recommend this book!
posies23's review against another edition
4.0
I got a little choked up reading this, even though I've never seen the REAL WORLD episodes with Pedro and Judd. In the end, it's the story of two friends, and Judd's respect and love for Pedro shines through.
Very educational and well-told. This should be taught in high schools as a "diversity" text, even though it's much more than that.
Very educational and well-told. This should be taught in high schools as a "diversity" text, even though it's much more than that.
wrentheblurry's review against another edition
4.0
GENRE: Nonfiction: Graphical biography.
SUBJECT/THEMES: Mtv’s The Real World, AIDS, friendship, loss, activism.
SUMMARY: Through a graphic novel format, Judd Winick relates how met Pedro Zamora on a popular reality television show, how their friendship grew, and what Pedro meant to him and the world. Judd describes both his and Pedro’s childhoods, how they each came to be cast members for The Real World, and what it felt like to have cameras in your face all the time. Pedro contracted AIDS at the age of 17, and died from complications when he was 22. During those years, Pedro strove to educate as many people as possible as to how AIDS is acquired, passed on, and how to protect yourself from it.
EVALUATION: This is a wonderfully moving tribute to a boy that died too young, and how much he taught his friends, and so many others. I teared up at several points throughout the book; I think the graphic novel format really helps Judd to deliver his message of friendship and loss.
WHY I WOULD INCLUDE IT: I watched that season of The Real World when Pedro and Judd were on it, and enjoyed their ‘characters’ way back when. This book helps make things more real, and gives the reader a stronger connection with them and their relationships. It’s also a good resource on basic AIDS information, as well as a inspiring story for homosexuals, those struck with the disease, or both.
ITEMS WITH SIMILAR APPEAL:
• Maus I and II, by Art Spiegelman.
SUBJECT/THEMES: Mtv’s The Real World, AIDS, friendship, loss, activism.
SUMMARY: Through a graphic novel format, Judd Winick relates how met Pedro Zamora on a popular reality television show, how their friendship grew, and what Pedro meant to him and the world. Judd describes both his and Pedro’s childhoods, how they each came to be cast members for The Real World, and what it felt like to have cameras in your face all the time. Pedro contracted AIDS at the age of 17, and died from complications when he was 22. During those years, Pedro strove to educate as many people as possible as to how AIDS is acquired, passed on, and how to protect yourself from it.
EVALUATION: This is a wonderfully moving tribute to a boy that died too young, and how much he taught his friends, and so many others. I teared up at several points throughout the book; I think the graphic novel format really helps Judd to deliver his message of friendship and loss.
WHY I WOULD INCLUDE IT: I watched that season of The Real World when Pedro and Judd were on it, and enjoyed their ‘characters’ way back when. This book helps make things more real, and gives the reader a stronger connection with them and their relationships. It’s also a good resource on basic AIDS information, as well as a inspiring story for homosexuals, those struck with the disease, or both.
ITEMS WITH SIMILAR APPEAL:
• Maus I and II, by Art Spiegelman.
mikibooks's review against another edition
5.0
Una obra capaz de hacerte atravesar, sin topes y con ritmo continuo, por todos los estados de ánimo posibles, merece 5 estrellitas. Punto.
aposthuma's review against another edition
4.0
This was my first ever graphic novel and I read it in one sitting. I'm here to report that graphic novels can rip your heart out just as viciously as normal books.
pacifickle's review against another edition
5.0
I read somewhere that THIS book started the genre of graphic novels. Agree or disagree?
Either way, this is a great expression of love, loss, friendship and MTV's The Real World.
Either way, this is a great expression of love, loss, friendship and MTV's The Real World.