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And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic by Randy Shilts
7 reviews
abelh's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Ableism, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Medical content, Racism, Pandemic/Epidemic, Grief, Eating disorder, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Alcoholism, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Hate crime, Forced institutionalization, Addiction, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug use, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Cursing, Classism, Misogyny, Outing, Transphobia, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Police brutality, Lesbophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, and Homophobia
v_neptune's review against another edition
Graphic: Grief, Terminal illness, Homophobia, Medical content, Death, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Cancer, Drug use, Addiction, Sexual content, and Drug abuse
friends2lovers's review
4.25
Graphic: Homophobia, Terminal illness, Medical content, Pandemic/Epidemic, Grief, Cancer, and Death
Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical trauma, Religious bigotry, and Sexual content
Minor: Child death and Suicidal thoughts
usually_sleep_deprived's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Grief, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Addiction, Gaslighting, Chronic illness, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Hate crime, Medical content, Terminal illness, Torture, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Police brutality, Racism, Sexism, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Ableism, Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Classism, Cursing, Lesbophobia, Medical trauma, Outing, Physical abuse, Self harm, Violence, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
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
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