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The Great Believers

by Rebecca Makkai

2018•Drama•528 pages

Taste attributes: dramahistoricalgay/lesbianfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearglossyemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancecomplex relationship

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Boxlist takeA stirring, grounded novel: inventive and heavy. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

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About This Book

In 1985, Yale Tishman, the development director for an art gallery in Chicago, is about to pull off an amazing coup: bringing an extraordinary collection of 1920s paintings as a gift to the gallery. Yet as his career begins to flourish, the carnage of the AIDs epidemic grows around him.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaHistoricalGay/lesbianHuman spirit/resilience/survivalInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceComplex relationship

Subjects

FamiliesBrothers and sistersMothers and daughtersArt museumsSectsGay menFriendshipLGBTQ novels

Details

Author
Rebecca Makkai
Published
2018
Pages
528
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