A review by berlinbibliophile
Die Schlafenden by Anthony Passeron

emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

This is truly a powerful book. I was a bit wary going in, and it is very emotional and tragic. But it's also about the doctors who worked hard to help people who had AIDS before the illness even had a name. And about a family who was silent, but once the illness set in, willing to resiliently support their family members. Passeron has written a personal account of family silence and an account of medical history, with the false starts and false hopes and all the work that entails. I seriously recommend this book.