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xdarkthunderx's review against another edition
5.0
This is probably the best graphic novel I’ve read in a longgg time. It’s a true story about a group of queer people and their friends fighting the AIDS epidemic from the time it came to be to its current status. It’s heartbreaking and painful and honest. A must read for anyone and everyone.
usually_sleep_deprived's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Grief, Homophobia, and Terminal illness
noelles's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.5
bluenicorn's review against another edition
2.0
A story that needed to be told. Could've been fleshed out and made into more- that was a little disappointing.
neolx's review against another edition
challenging
informative
sad
medium-paced
2.0
This was educational regarding what gay men in the US went through during the early years of the AIDS epidemic. It jumped around a lot, cutting to scenes of the creation of the book and shrine images of people in the friend group who died, which made the overall narrative confusing. I also didn't understand some references or context, some description of which would have been nice (instead there were notes further explaining well-known things like PTSD).
Rating: Mixed
(I use the BookMarks by LitHub rating scale—Rave, Positive, Mixed, Pan—which express my opinion about a book better than a star rating can)
Rating: Mixed
(I use the BookMarks by LitHub rating scale—Rave, Positive, Mixed, Pan—which express my opinion about a book better than a star rating can)
vivamonty's review against another edition
3.0
Terrific graphic novel about a real-life gay couple during the 80s AIDS crisis that sets up a clandestine drug trade in order to fund medical treatment for their afflicted friends. Not sure if it's just a common thread with graphic novels, but this one -- like so many others -- ends too soon, without the sort of resolution one would hope for. It almost feels like the author ran out of time before her deadline and kind of just slapped together an end. Not a huge problem, but you can see the exact place where this work falls just a bit short.
paperback's review against another edition
5.0
“We are all stars together,
And so long as you hold me tight,
We will end our lives as stardust
Streaking across the night.
We are all stardust.”
There are few things I enjoy more than a graphic memoir, especially one such as this that focuses in on a small but truly significant period in someone’s life. Beautifully written and drawn. Heartbreaking and hopeful. Highly recommended.
And so long as you hold me tight,
We will end our lives as stardust
Streaking across the night.
We are all stardust.”
There are few things I enjoy more than a graphic memoir, especially one such as this that focuses in on a small but truly significant period in someone’s life. Beautifully written and drawn. Heartbreaking and hopeful. Highly recommended.
woodlandbooklover's review
4.0
It's a touching insight into the early HIV/AIDS crisis. The characters are likeable and the story shows just how terrible things were, how the sick and dying were abandoned, how they had to care for one another, and the fear since it was this raging monster that no one could stop or slow down.
janetlun's review
The story of a group of people in NY in the early days of the AIDS crisis, supporting each other and smuggling drugs for the sick.
theknightswhosaybook's review
3.0
I read this for a class, otherwise I wouldn't have picked it up on my own—it's a moving story, but the art style isn't for me. I prefer having color and, ideally, more stylized art in graphic novels. I found it hard to tell some characters apart in this one. Occasionally the story was also kind of abrupt and hard to follow. Still a good and fast read.