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Madeleine
Sep 18, 2013 rated it really liked it
Shelves: dad
Beautiful. Well worth the hype. The ending seemed a bit rushed--and "tax season" seems like a slightly implausible excuse for a fourteen-year-old to wander around NYC with a strange man without *anyone at all* noticing. 4 stars instead of 5. But good. ...more
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Astrid Lim
Aug 29, 2013 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: america, young-adult, lgbt, tragedy, new-york, dramatic, family
I gave this book 4,5 stars actually, but decided not to round it up to 5 stars due to some reasons. But this book is definitely one of the best YA I've ever read. Tackling the issues of AIDS and LGBT in the 80s, dark past of a family, and sibling competition beautifully in a very well written storyline. The setting of NYC is also very believable, taking us back to the cool but sometimes scary era. I almost forgot how ignorant people were in the 80s on the issue of AIDS. And also how inconvenient ...more
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Katie
Mar 24, 2013 rated it really liked it
Shelves: female-author
A quick read with an engaging story and characters. Parts were a bit unrealistic, but I got over it.
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Sarah
Feb 12, 2014 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: book-club-dm, recommend-to-friends
Maybe when I have had time to process my feelings more, I'll write a real review. But for now, let me just say: This book is beautiful and exceptionally well-written and perfect even in its imperfections. It's about many things: loss, family, loneliness, illness. But mostly, it's about love, and how there is no such thing as "wrong" love. ...more
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Agatha Donkar Lund
Jun 01, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: fiction, 2012
Seulky
Oct 02, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: fiction-general
Rachel
Oct 08, 2012 rated it it was ok  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: fiction
Katy
Jan 25, 2024 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: lgbt
Enthu_Kidlets
Dec 05, 2012 marked it as to-read
Jayme Pendergraft
Dec 24, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: src-winter-2012, 2013
SarahC
Dec 28, 2012 marked it as to-read
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Mar 08, 2013 rated it really liked it
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Nov 20, 2023 rated it really liked it
Jocelyn
May 18, 2013 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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Christina
Oct 27, 2013 rated it really liked it
Isabel
Dec 27, 2013 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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