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rosstulloch's review against another edition
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
5.0
noonanjohnc's review
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
sad
slow-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Sexual content, Death, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Homophobia and Outing
blairmahoney's review against another edition
4.0
A very moving memoir about growing up gay in Melbourne during the 1970s and falling in love with a classmate at his Catholic high school and then dealing with the AIDS crisis of the 1980s that hits them both. The book is very explicit in a way I imagine the film and stage adaptations (I haven't seen either) can't be, which unfortunately will probably prevent it from being taught in schools as I think it would be a valuable learning experience. It's a beautiful (but not uncomplicated) love story a tremendous legacy to leave behind for both Conigrave himself and his lover John Caleo.
gloomybear_jazz's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Homophobia