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And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic by Randy Shilts
16 reviews
sakisreads's review against another edition
3.0
Overall, this was a good but quite dated look into the AIDS epidemic. I think I would like to find a more sensitive perspective into this topic 😳
Graphic: Death of parent, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Homophobia, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, and Terminal illness
laurastewies's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, and Homophobia
kendallblank's review against another edition
5.0
Minor: Death
camillatd's review against another edition
5.0
The true feat of Randy Shilts' magnum opus is how he makes a 600-page piece of investigative journalism come alive. Dense with figures, medical jargon, and institutional acronyms, And The Band Played On seems like it would be nearly unreadable. But somehow, Shilts weaves these pieces of data into a compelling narrative. He does this primarily by lending humanity and depth to the central figures in the early years of the epidemic. Considering the historiographical context, Shilts' portrayal of those suffering from AIDS would have contrasted sharply with the regular dehumanization of sufferers by the media and the government.
Most of all, this work is a damning indictment of the politicization of disease, systemic homophobia, and the failures of political bureaucracy.
Graphic: Medical content, Medical trauma, Terminal illness, Death, Grief, Homophobia, and Drug abuse
emmeline's review against another edition
Graphic: Medical content, Death, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Drug use, Grief, Homophobia, and Sexual content
holomew151's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Body horror, Medical trauma, Death, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Addiction and Homophobia