'The Great Believers', Rebecca Makkai (4.0)
I found this book to be very poignant, though the author carefully interspersed an interesting art story and future family drama with the heartbreaking story of a group of young men in the 80’s dying of HIV/Aids. All AIDs stories are sad, but the juxtaposition of these young men finding their tribe (many recently ‘out’ and able to enjoy the company of others) while realizing a dangerous disease was in their midst was doubly tragic. The characters were so believable and carefully drawn one mourned each death as if it were someone you had met.
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