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A review by jess_mango
Like a Love Story by Abdi Nazemian
4.0
Set in 1989 in NYC, at the height of the AIDS crisis, Like a Love Story focuses on 3 teens who go to the same private high school. The narrative alternates from their 3 perspectives.
-Reza is Iranian and recently moved to NYC (by way of Tehran then Toronto) when his mother remarried. He has known he was gay since he was younger but is afraid to tell anyone due to his culture and the AIDS crisis.
-Judy is a plus-sized aspiring fashion designer who loves creating and wearing colorful clothing. Her uncle Stephen named her after one of his favorite actresses Judy Garland. Judy and her uncle get together regularly to watch classic movies. Stephen has AIDS and regularly participates in AIDS Activism.
- Art is Judy's best friend and also participates in the movie nights with her uncle. Art is out and proud and is inspired by Stephen's activism.
Even though this is listed as a YA novel, it is deep enough for adults to enjoy. The story itself is in turns uplifting and heartbreaking. We see a young man coming into his own but simultaneously we see the impact of the AIDS crisis on the gay community of NYC in the 1980's.
-Reza is Iranian and recently moved to NYC (by way of Tehran then Toronto) when his mother remarried. He has known he was gay since he was younger but is afraid to tell anyone due to his culture and the AIDS crisis.
-Judy is a plus-sized aspiring fashion designer who loves creating and wearing colorful clothing. Her uncle Stephen named her after one of his favorite actresses Judy Garland. Judy and her uncle get together regularly to watch classic movies. Stephen has AIDS and regularly participates in AIDS Activism.
- Art is Judy's best friend and also participates in the movie nights with her uncle. Art is out and proud and is inspired by Stephen's activism.
Even though this is listed as a YA novel, it is deep enough for adults to enjoy. The story itself is in turns uplifting and heartbreaking. We see a young man coming into his own but simultaneously we see the impact of the AIDS crisis on the gay community of NYC in the 1980's.