Reviews

Let the Record Show: A Political History of ACT UP New York, 1987-1993 by Sarah Schulman

rebel_curtis's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring sad slow-paced

5.0

counterfeitnickel's review against another edition

emotional informative slow-paced

4.0

gbeach's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

4.5

felicitydisco's review against another edition

informative slow-paced

4.0

Oral history isn't my favorite format, but this is such important history to know.

turtlesaurus's review against another edition

Will return to; library loan due

kelbs42's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

Started off really strong, but by the last section and conclusion it lost steam and fizzled out.

wildmind1's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

iggyreads's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

searobin's review

4.5

Super interesting and informative but long... So much was included, and I think much of it needed to be included, but I wonder if some sections could have been pared down a bit. The jumping around from one perspective to another also led to some repetitiveness.

I also had some issues with the audiobook, primarily the edits, which were bounded by gaps and noticeably different in volume/sound quality. There were also a number of very oddly pronounced words, or compound words broken up, which were a bit of a jolt each time.

I think having a physical copy of the book would have made following the different chronologies easier.

Those issues aside, this was so educational and touching at the same time, very valuable for sure.

suzyreadsbooks's review against another edition

4.5

So glad I finally read this book. A powerful history. 
The organization didn’t always make sense, and I wish certain things had been covered more thoroughly. But this is a feat.