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A review by dlberglund
Where We Go from Here by Lucas Rocha
4.0
3.5 stars, rounded up because the content and representation is so important.
Three Brazilian teenagers, whose orbits intersect, handle different aspects of their HIV status.
This is a super important story, addressing prejudice and overcoming real difficulties in a new health diagnosis, particularly one as tricky and weighty as an HIV diagnosis. However, it often felt heavy handed in its information giving, rather than storytelling. I also didn't really believe the primary love story. I didn't like the hot-and-cold waffling and stubbornness. At some (much earlier) point, I would have just cut my relationship losses and left him behind. (But I am definitely no longer a teenager, so....maybe that's just me.)
I would read whatever Rocha writes (has translated and published in English) next, and I'm glad he took on the topic.
Three Brazilian teenagers, whose orbits intersect, handle different aspects of their HIV status.
This is a super important story, addressing prejudice and overcoming real difficulties in a new health diagnosis, particularly one as tricky and weighty as an HIV diagnosis. However, it often felt heavy handed in its information giving, rather than storytelling. I also didn't really believe the primary love story. I didn't like the hot-and-cold waffling and stubbornness. At some (much earlier) point, I would have just cut my relationship losses and left him behind. (But I am definitely no longer a teenager, so....maybe that's just me.)
I would read whatever Rocha writes (has translated and published in English) next, and I'm glad he took on the topic.