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tenaphora's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
m_hulot's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
5.0
japamela's review against another edition
5.0
This book was amazing. I was pretty young during this period, but the AIDS crisis changed all of our lives. I loved all the interviews and centering people other than the white men involved in the movement.
bleach's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
jmross10's review against another edition
informative
reflective
slow-paced
3.5
This is a monster of a book, both from the perspective of size and content. It took me forever to get through, and once I finished, I had to stew on my feelings for a while.
I think that it does it does a lot of things really well such as discussing who, why, and how situations were addressed within the group. It has some really rough moments (as it should) and some really validating moments of achievement and togetherness.
While I picked up the book to learn about the history of the AIDS epidemic the narrative isn't necessarily geared towards someone seeking the history itself. I feel this work more strongly targets (and it says as much) current day activists and spends the majority of its time catering to their potential needs or questions about succeeding in their mission. This is especially apparent in the organization of the book which jumps around so consistently it's also impossible to follow the chronological timeline without taking notes.
That said, I found it incredibly information but also drawn out and repetitive. Towards the end I could not wait for it to be over. There was a lot of important information in these pages but I think it overstuffed itself with interviews and exposition that wasn't essential to successfully telling story. Many of which could have been more beneficial as additional resources or further reading.
I think that it does it does a lot of things really well such as discussing who, why, and how situations were addressed within the group. It has some really rough moments (as it should) and some really validating moments of achievement and togetherness.
While I picked up the book to learn about the history of the AIDS epidemic the narrative isn't necessarily geared towards someone seeking the history itself. I feel this work more strongly targets (and it says as much) current day activists and spends the majority of its time catering to their potential needs or questions about succeeding in their mission. This is especially apparent in the organization of the book which jumps around so consistently it's also impossible to follow the chronological timeline without taking notes.
That said, I found it incredibly information but also drawn out and repetitive. Towards the end I could not wait for it to be over. There was a lot of important information in these pages but I think it overstuffed itself with interviews and exposition that wasn't essential to successfully telling story. Many of which could have been more beneficial as additional resources or further reading.
laura_keoski's review
I’d like to come back to this in the future, but had too many other books I’m my TBR I wanted to get through!