A raw, lyrical AIDS-era memoir of Paul Monette’s love for partner Roger Horwitz amid illness, caretaking, and loss.
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A raw, lyrical AIDS-era memoir of Paul Monette’s love for partner Roger Horwitz amid illness, caretaking, and loss.
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This "tender and lyrical" memoir (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.
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Central gay love relationship with intimacy and desire; not graphic erotica
Violence & gore
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Detailed AIDS symptoms, physical decline, wasting, and death described
Profanity
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No evidence found in available sources
Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Gay couple, identity, and AIDS in LGBTQ+ community are the book’s core focus
Religious content
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Magic & witchcraft
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Not present
Occult / demonology
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Not present
Political content
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Central critique of government neglect and anti-gay discrimination in AIDS crisis
Self-harm / suicide
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No evidence found in available sources
Abuse & suffering
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Sustained AIDS suffering; medical trauma; systemic neglect and anti-gay bias
Other
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