And the Band Played on
by Randy Shilts
Taste attributes: journalisticdocumentaryhistoricalpoliticalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearemotive & stirringinjustice/tragedy/vengeancesocial commentaryhuman spirit/resilience/survival
Boxlist takeA grounded, heavy non-fiction book: slow-paced and moving. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.6 / 5
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About This Book
The blueprint of 20th century investigative journalism. Tracing the course of HIV/AIDS through society; from its earliest as then unknown incarnation, to the height of this 1980s hysteria – the death of Rock Hudson: Shilts's book should be in every High School's final academic examinations coursework reading list, as a compulsory item. An unregrettable read.
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- Randy Shilts
- Published
- 1987
- Pages
- 656
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