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sortabadass's review
2.0
Mary Fisher's speeches were very powerful but her memoir was less so. Perhaps it was because this was the tapestry of a life rather than a call to action. Perhaps it was because, as mush as she'd hope to eschew the term, 'socialite' is a descriptor that fits Fisher well. Perhaps it is because her speeches were largely written by someone else.
That said, this book captures a time and America that is falling into the dusty and archaic past. It describes a time when the public fear and condemnation of the AIDS virus was at its peak, but still, somehow, the disease could still be written off as something that only afflicted "those people" -- gay, brown, poor. Mary Fisher brought an open discussion of AIDS into suburban white America.
And I also have to give Fisher credit. I am not religious, and much of her book details her relationship with God. I am not Republican, and the Republican party plays a large role in the memoir. Despite this, I was never put off my Fisher's writing or her message. She never wrote in a way that was exclusionary, and for this I commend her.
That said, this book captures a time and America that is falling into the dusty and archaic past. It describes a time when the public fear and condemnation of the AIDS virus was at its peak, but still, somehow, the disease could still be written off as something that only afflicted "those people" -- gay, brown, poor. Mary Fisher brought an open discussion of AIDS into suburban white America.
And I also have to give Fisher credit. I am not religious, and much of her book details her relationship with God. I am not Republican, and the Republican party plays a large role in the memoir. Despite this, I was never put off my Fisher's writing or her message. She never wrote in a way that was exclusionary, and for this I commend her.
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