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Elizabeth
Jul 22, 2018 marked it as to-read
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Astrid Lim
So this is apparently my first 5 stars book of the year!!!

It’s heartbreaking and heartwrenching, but also very heartwarming, full of hope, love, and friendship in the midst of one of the most devastating epidemics in history.

I fell in love with all characters, the gay boys from the 80s living in Chicago, where one by one they were caught in the AIDS storm- but still, there’s always hope for better days.

I never read any Rebecca Makkai’s books before, and I can’t praise her writing enough- so prec
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Katie
Jul 26, 2019 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
This book follows alternating timelines between 1980s Chicago during the AIDS epidemic and modern day Paris. The characters in the 1980s timeline are mostly gay men, many who have been infected with HIV. Little is known about the disease or how to treat it, and members of the community are quickly dying. Meanwhile in modern day Paris, Fiona, who lost her brother to AIDS in the 80s, is looking for her estranged daughter.

I really loved the characters in this book and the author obviously did her
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Dec 20, 2023 rated it it was amazing
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Gabrielle
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Vicky
Jun 05, 2019 marked it as to-read
Shelves: novel, chicago
Glynn
Jul 30, 2019 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Tiffany
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Jillian
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Gaelyn
Jan 30, 2022 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Jen
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Lori
Nov 04, 2021 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: fiction, book-club
Sarah
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