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176 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780060926533
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Publication date: 04 August 1995
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 Review
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?
No: 33% | It's complicated: 33% | N/A: 33%Loveable characters?
Yes: 100%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 33% | It's complicated: 33% | N/A: 33%Average rating
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Graphic
Cancer, Grief, Medical contentModerate
Vomit, Homophobia, Dementia176 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780060926533
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Publication date: 04 August 1995
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 Review
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?
No: 33% | It's complicated: 33% | N/A: 33%Loveable characters?
Yes: 100%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 33% | It's complicated: 33% | N/A: 33%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Cancer, Grief, Medical contentModerate
Vomit, Homophobia, Dementia