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A review by eriknoteric
Later: My Life at the Edge of the World by Paul Lisicky
5.0
Every word of Paul Lisicky's "Later" will draw you in, begging you to picture it, to reflect on it, and to read it again and again.
Lisicky arrived in Provincetown, MA in 1991 during the heart of the AIDS crisis. A town on the cape, known for its queer community, was being ravaged by a disease - and a politics - that was killing the community of people calling it home. Entering into a tumultuous center, Lisicky finds his voice as a writer, falls in love, and considers the fears of being infected that lurk around every corner. Throughout his years in the "Town," he avoids ever being tested - desperately seeking freedom from the stigma and weight of the disease that is taking the lives of each of his friends. Though AIDS colors each page of this book, the story is so much more: a story of survival, of loss, of dodging the bullet with the one you love and despite that dodge still separating.
"Later" is a book that a reader hopes never ends. Sadly, it does. But lucky for you, you can read this tale again and again and again.
Lisicky arrived in Provincetown, MA in 1991 during the heart of the AIDS crisis. A town on the cape, known for its queer community, was being ravaged by a disease - and a politics - that was killing the community of people calling it home. Entering into a tumultuous center, Lisicky finds his voice as a writer, falls in love, and considers the fears of being infected that lurk around every corner. Throughout his years in the "Town," he avoids ever being tested - desperately seeking freedom from the stigma and weight of the disease that is taking the lives of each of his friends. Though AIDS colors each page of this book, the story is so much more: a story of survival, of loss, of dodging the bullet with the one you love and despite that dodge still separating.
"Later" is a book that a reader hopes never ends. Sadly, it does. But lucky for you, you can read this tale again and again and again.