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A review by zinelib
Taking Turns: Stories from HIV/AIDS Care Unit 371 by MK Czerwiec
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
4.5
This is a heartwarming story about the AIDS crisis?!? In fact, it is! Czerwiec is a nurse, fresh out of school in the early 1990s, and she's working on an AIDS ward. The ward, despite being full of dying people, is actually a place of incredible care and goodness...and also death. She connects with a patient, and they make art together, which helps both of them cope.
In addition to being a memoir of the period, Taking Turns is also meant to document the magic of the place. She interviews doctors, nurses, patients, and family members. tbh I was more interested in Czerwiec's story and skipped over some of the more documentary panels. Still, it is a sweet, straightforward book that brought me to tears.
In addition to being a memoir of the period, Taking Turns is also meant to document the magic of the place. She interviews doctors, nurses, patients, and family members. tbh I was more interested in Czerwiec's story and skipped over some of the more documentary panels. Still, it is a sweet, straightforward book that brought me to tears.