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176 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
An emotionally wrenching work of fiction about a health-care worker who tenders compassion and love to victims of AIDS, by an author who "strips her language of convention to lay bare the ferocious rituals of love and need."--New York Times Book R...
Community Reviews Summary of 92 reviews
Moods
reflective 85%
sad 71%
challenging 14%
dark 14%
inspiring 14%
Pace
medium 33%
slow 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 33% | N/A: 33% | No: 33%Loveable characters?
Yes: 100%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 33% | N/A: 33% | No: 33%Average rating
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Graphic
Ableism, Cancer, Chronic illnessModerate
Homophobia, Vomit, Dementia
176 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
An emotionally wrenching work of fiction about a health-care worker who tenders compassion and love to victims of AIDS, by an author who "strips her language of convention to lay bare the ferocious rituals of love and need."--New York Times Book R...
Community Reviews Summary of 92 reviews
Moods
reflective 85%
sad 71%
challenging 14%
dark 14%
inspiring 14%
Pace
medium 33%
slow 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 33% | N/A: 33% | No: 33%Loveable characters?
Yes: 100%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 33% | N/A: 33% | No: 33%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Ableism, Cancer, Chronic illnessModerate
Homophobia, Vomit, Dementia