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A review by pdxk8
The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
My heart is shattered, and overflowing.
This story has two interweaving timelines of a circle of friends living through the AIDS crisis in the 1980s and a handful of survivors in 2015, and gut wrenching reflections on life, mortality, and the burden of carrying on someone’s memory.
I don’t know that I’ve ever cried so much reading a book. It’s stunningly beautiful and devastating
This story has two interweaving timelines of a circle of friends living through the AIDS crisis in the 1980s and a handful of survivors in 2015, and gut wrenching reflections on life, mortality, and the burden of carrying on someone’s memory.
I don’t know that I’ve ever cried so much reading a book. It’s stunningly beautiful and devastating