litcritreader 's review for:

The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai

3.0

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Good book to read during the Covid era--reminds us of how long it took medical science to diagnose and come up with helpful medicines for AIDS. As far as the story itself, I'm conflicted about a rating. At the beginning I thought the writing was superb, but the plot slogged on and on and on, although maybe it's me. The characters were so well-drawn that I felt as close to them as to some of my family, like I could phone one of them up and know what to say. However, I can't figure out why the title is The Great Believers--seems like it should be called The Hopeless. Not a good read to finish at Christmas, but I'm glad I read it.