false 52614 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170391785m/52614.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170391785s/52614.jpg New York Times Book Review) remains one of the most compelling documents of the AIDS era-"searing, shattering, ultimately hope inspiring account of a great love story" (San Francisco Examiner). A National Book Critics Circle Award finalist and the winner of the PEN Center West literary award. ]]> 52614 7 2596511 1988 Borrowed Time: An AIDS Memoir total:191|5:89|4:71|3:27|2:1|1:3| 191 815 342 28 29691 4.06 786 99 58099767 1103401 52614 0156005816 9780156005814 25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170391785m/52614.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170391785s/52614.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52614.Borrowed_Time_An_AIDS_Memoir 4.26 185 New York Times Book Review) remains one of the most compelling documents of the AIDS era-"searing, shattering, ultimately hope inspiring account of a great love story" (San Francisco Examiner). A National Book Critics Circle Award finalist and the winner of the PEN Center West literary award. ]]> 1988 4 0 false Mon Jun 15 10:10:56 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 01 15:34:26 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 15 10:10:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 79040588 2824853 52614 0156005816 9780156005814 25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170391785m/52614.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170391785s/52614.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52614.Borrowed_Time_An_AIDS_Memoir 4.27 191 New York Times Book Review) remains one of the most compelling documents of the AIDS era-"searing, shattering, ultimately hope inspiring account of a great love story" (San Francisco Examiner). A National Book Critics Circle Award finalist and the winner of the PEN Center West literary award. ]]> 1988 5 0 false Thu Nov 26 07:43:41 -0800 2009 Sat Dec 05 08:40:07 -0800 2009 more...]]> 48460209 2099801 52614 0156005816 9780156005814 25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170391785m/52614.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170391785s/52614.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52614.Borrowed_Time_An_AIDS_Memoir 4.27 191 New York Times Book Review) remains one of the most compelling documents of the AIDS era-"searing, shattering, ultimately hope inspiring account of a great love story" (San Francisco Examiner). A National Book Critics Circle Award finalist and the winner of the PEN Center West literary award. ]]> 1988 5 1 false Fri Mar 06 16:43:35 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 06 16:47:57 -0800 2009 9794198 109058 52614 0156005816 9780156005814 25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170391785m/52614.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170391785s/52614.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52614.Borrowed_Time_An_AIDS_Memoir 4.27 191 New York Times Book Review) remains one of the most compelling documents of the AIDS era-"searing, shattering, ultimately hope inspiring account of a great love story" (San Francisco Examiner). A National Book Critics Circle Award finalist and the winner of the PEN Center West literary award. ]]> 1988 4 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Sat Dec 01 00:40:01 -0800 2007 Fri Apr 11 11:09:43 -0700 2008
A furious, sharp and heartbreaking memoir of the early days of the U.S. AIDS epidemic, and Monette's partner's diagnosis, illness and death. Fiercely sorrowful, unsparingly angry. This book has substantial gaps in its political insight; it i...more...]]> 68585932 805446 52614 0156005816 9780156005814 25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170391785m/52614.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170391785s/52614.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52614.Borrowed_Time_An_AIDS_Memoir 4.27 191 New York Times Book Review) remains one of the most compelling documents of the AIDS era-"searing, shattering, ultimately hope inspiring account of a great love story" (San Francisco Examiner). A National Book Critics Circle Award finalist and the winner of the PEN Center West literary award. ]]> 1988 0 0 false Sun Aug 23 14:07:32 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 14:07:32 -0700 2009 26427456 1302108 52614 0156005816 9780156005814 25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170391785m/52614.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170391785s/52614.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52614.Borrowed_Time_An_AIDS_Memoir 4.27 191 New York Times Book Review) remains one of the most compelling documents of the AIDS era-"searing, shattering, ultimately hope inspiring account of a great love story" (San Francisco Examiner). A National Book Critics Circle Award finalist and the winner of the PEN Center West literary award. ]]> 1988 5 0 false Sun Jul 06 07:51:58 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 06 07:55:47 -0700 2008 more...]]> 39504233 1760979 52614 0156005816 9780156005814 25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170391785m/52614.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170391785s/52614.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52614.Borrowed_Time_An_AIDS_Memoir 4.27 191 New York Times Book Review) remains one of the most compelling documents of the AIDS era-"searing, shattering, ultimately hope inspiring account of a great love story" (San Francisco Examiner). A National Book Critics Circle Award finalist and the winner of the PEN Center West literary award. ]]> 1988 3 0 false Sun Dec 07 06:36:43 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 07 06:36:53 -0800 2008 2077921 137309 52614 0156005816 9780156005814 25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170391785m/52614.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170391785s/52614.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52614.Borrowed_Time_An_AIDS_Memoir 4.27 191 New York Times Book Review) remains one of the most compelling documents of the AIDS era-"searing, shattering, ultimately hope inspiring account of a great love story" (San Francisco Examiner). A National Book Critics Circle Award finalist and the winner of the PEN Center West literary award. ]]> 1988 5 0 false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Jun 18 08:48:18 -0700 2007 Mon Jun 18 08:57:06 -0700 2007
But what Monette's writing so eloquently reveals is the way the community fought, struggled and in the end – suffered.

What was also so beau...more...]]> 1740013 120942 52614 0156005816 9780156005814 25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170391785m/52614.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170391785s/52614.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52614.Borrowed_Time_An_AIDS_Memoir 4.27 191 New York Times Book Review) remains one of the most compelling documents of the AIDS era-"searing, shattering, ultimately hope inspiring account of a great love story" (San Francisco Examiner). A National Book Critics Circle Award finalist and the winner of the PEN Center West literary award. ]]> 1988 4 0 false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Thu Jun 07 00:54:06 -0700 2007 Thu Jun 07 01:03:56 -0700 2007 That said, this book is a difficult read and hard to judge purely on literary/enjoyment grounds. It's a ...more...]]> 6211684 350751 52614 0156005816 9780156005814 25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170391785m/52614.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170391785s/52614.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52614.Borrowed_Time_An_AIDS_Memoir 4.27 191 New York Times Book Review) remains one of the most compelling documents of the AIDS era-"searing, shattering, ultimately hope inspiring account of a great love story" (San Francisco Examiner). A National Book Critics Circle Award finalist and the winner of the PEN Center West literary award. ]]> 1988 5 0 false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1999 Fri Sep 14 13:44:39 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 14 13:53:23 -0700 2007 more...]]> 55297452 1373559 3671768 0151135983 9780151135981 1 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3671768.Borrowed_Time_An_AIDS_Memoir 4.50 2 ]]> 1988 5 0 false Thu Jun 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 07 14:39:07 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 22:50:42 -0700 2009 not give this book 5 stars? This is probably the most well-written memoir I have ever encountered. It reads like the most painful of poems, and I was entranced and horrified and saddened all at the same time. ]]> 6521202 394652 52614 0156005816 9780156005814 25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170391785m/52614.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170391785s/52614.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52614.Borrowed_Time_An_AIDS_Memoir 4.27 191 New York Times Book Review) remains one of the most compelling documents of the AIDS era-"searing, shattering, ultimately hope inspiring account of a great love story" (San Francisco Examiner). A National Book Critics Circle Award finalist and the winner of the PEN Center West literary award. ]]> 1988 5 0 false Thu Sep 20 19:28:38 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 22 06:18:50 -0700 2007 more...]]> 9583621 642874 52614 0156005816 9780156005814 25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170391785m/52614.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170391785s/52614.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52614.Borrowed_Time_An_AIDS_Memoir 4.27 191 New York Times Book Review) remains one of the most compelling documents of the AIDS era-"searing, shattering, ultimately hope inspiring account of a great love story" (San Francisco Examiner). A National Book Critics Circle Award finalist and the winner of the PEN Center West literary award. ]]> 1988 5 0 false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Nov 26 19:22:12 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 03 19:41:48 -0800 2007
Before I finished it I told a friend it was depressing. But I've just finished it now, 2 days after World AIDS Day 2007, I find it sad but also so very inspiring. It shows a love so deep in a time of utter crisis and chaos. Just beautiful.

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