Take a photo of a barcode or cover
4.09 AVERAGE
4.09 AVERAGE
Maybe this is just due to a lack of diversity in my reading, but I feel like I’ve never read a story like this before. The characters were wonderful to spend time with, and the prose were just lovely. This dealt with some tough topics but in such a graceful way.
This is set in the 80’s when people were just learning about AIDS. The main character, June, explains that there was negative propaganda spread across the nation warning about AIDS by showing “some kind of sweaty nightclub with a bunch of gay men dancing around in stupid leather outfits.” June’s uncle is gay. She loves him so much. After she watches one of those scary propaganda spots, she thinks to herself, “it would be nice if for once they showed some guys sitting in their living rooms drinking tea and talking about art or movies or something. If they showed that; then maybe people would say, ‘oh, okay, that’s not so strange.’”
I loved this, and I agree with June; we need more diverse representation in order to normalize all different kinds of relationships. I agreed with June in this regard and agreed with her over and over again throughout the story. It was worth a read to get inside June’s head.
This is set in the 80’s when people were just learning about AIDS. The main character, June, explains that there was negative propaganda spread across the nation warning about AIDS by showing “some kind of sweaty nightclub with a bunch of gay men dancing around in stupid leather outfits.” June’s uncle is gay. She loves him so much. After she watches one of those scary propaganda spots, she thinks to herself, “it would be nice if for once they showed some guys sitting in their living rooms drinking tea and talking about art or movies or something. If they showed that; then maybe people would say, ‘oh, okay, that’s not so strange.’”
I loved this, and I agree with June; we need more diverse representation in order to normalize all different kinds of relationships. I agreed with June in this regard and agreed with her over and over again throughout the story. It was worth a read to get inside June’s head.
This was a gorgeous book. It was honest and sad and loving and intelligent. It's about a fourteen year old girl whose uncle has just died of AIDS. Her uncle was her best friend, and she loved him in a way that wasn't quite appropriate, and because of this, she is incredibly ashamed. She and her uncle's partner, Toby, slowly become friends, and the story is about that, and about grief, but also about the bond between siblings, and AIDS in the 1980's, and so many other things. I think that I was especially drawn to the book because June (the main character) would be only about four years older than I am. All of the cultural references and history felt right, as though they had come from my own childhood. But I also loved the writing and the characters; it was just a beautiful book.
Tragic and moving. A beautiful story. Great read, it made me cry!
Definitely a good read ... It's not really about AIDS, but about complex family relationships. The book is reviewed everywhere in great detail, so I won't repeat what you can easily read on line. One additional thought...I wasn't sure if the author intended this for adults or high-schoolers. It was worth reading anyway, but I'd be interested in others thoughts on this.
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book was so much more than I expected. Beautifully written and simple but also complex and huge. It will stay with me for a long time.
Sag den Wölfen, ich bin zu Hause ist aus der Sicht der 14-Jährigen June geschrieben, deren Onkel Finn an AIDS stirbt. Ich weiß nicht genau, was ich von dem Buch erwartet habe, aber es war dennoch etwas anderes. Es handelt sich um eine Geschichte über Freundschaft und Liebe, die zum Nachdenken anregt. Die Liebe zu ihrem Onkel, die vielleicht als "falsch" betitelt werden kann, und Freundschaft, die von allen Außenstehende, wenn sie davon wüssten, nicht gedultet werden würde.
Ich kann verstehen, dass viele dieses Buch sehr berührend fanden, aber mich, für meinen Teil, hat es relativ kalt gelassen. Ich kann nicht genau sagen woran es liegt, und natürlich ist es kein schlechter Roman, aber ich bin jetzt doch ganz froh, es fertiggelesen zu haben. 3/5 Sternen scheinen mir angemessen.
An dieser Stelle möchte ich mich bei NetGalley, Carol Rifka Brunt und dem Eisele Verlag für die kostenlose Ausgabe bedanken.
Ich kann verstehen, dass viele dieses Buch sehr berührend fanden, aber mich, für meinen Teil, hat es relativ kalt gelassen. Ich kann nicht genau sagen woran es liegt, und natürlich ist es kein schlechter Roman, aber ich bin jetzt doch ganz froh, es fertiggelesen zu haben. 3/5 Sternen scheinen mir angemessen.
An dieser Stelle möchte ich mich bei NetGalley, Carol Rifka Brunt und dem Eisele Verlag für die kostenlose Ausgabe bedanken.