A review by mllejoyeuxnoel
And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic by Randy Shilts

5.0

I read this book for the first time as a teenager, and I’ve just now finished it for the second time as an adult. This book is required reading for everyone in the queer community. This book is required reading for everyone who works or aspires to work in the field of healthcare. This book is required reading for everyone working in local, state, or federal government. This book is required reading for everyone who watched the United States’ respond to the COVID pandemic and wondered how we got here. This book is required reading for everyone who harbors even lukewarm feelings for Ronald Reagan or nostalgia for his administration. This book is required reading for everyone who ever plans to vote in any American election.

You know what? This books is simply required reading: period.