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The Great Believers
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March 1, 2019
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May 31, 2019

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This book was painful to read but it's not your average mopey tear-jerking dramas. Set during the 1980s right in the middle of the AIDS epidemic in Chicago, the story explores loss, grief, friendship, and the burden of memories that weighs down those left behind.

I am not sure if it's appropriate, but I can relate the story to what we went through during the COVID pandemic these past 2 years. At least in a sense that — people fight hard to live their lives with dignity while the healthcare syste
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