"Bay Area Reporter," 5/29/08
"Holleran's collection is a gilded valentine to days long since forgotten, but in remembering it, the era becomes eternal. This collection will make you cry--sob, even--but it might also spur you to go to Gay Pride this year, even though you may have already written it off as pass."
"Knoxville Metro Pulse," 6/4/08
"A harrowing report from the trenches...Luminescent prose...Lyrical and poignant."
"Metroline," 5/30/08
"An important book."
"Washington Blade" 6/13/08
"An invaluable record of a time of terror...Combining wit, elegy, understatement and reportage, Holleran creates words to describe an epidemic that defies language."
"Publishers Weekly"
"Masterfully rendered imagery. Confusion and terror radiate from these pages, and humor of the blackest variety predominates...While Holleran may be correct that the only thing anyone wants to read about AIDS is "CURE FOUND," his essays originally titled Ground Zero stunningly illuminate New Yorkers coping with modern tragedy."
"Augusta Metro Spirit," 6/25/08
"Breathtaking, heartbreaking prose...Holleran's work offers a pure view of life experience in its complete form."
"Seattle Times," 6/27/08
"With grace and acumen, Holleran draws one eloquent portrait."
Pop Matters
"A first class document...Holleran's writings give some means by which to disentangle this otherwise unfathomable situation...It is essential reading."
Pop Matters "A first class document...Holleran's writings give some means by which to disentangle this otherwise unfathomable situation...It is essential reading."
"OutSmart"
"The stories are important for our collective memory. There was a time when the gay community felt attacked by an invisible assailant, and Holleran (a fine writer--reason enough to own this book) records how that went, as it went. Poignant, angry, fearful, beautiful."
Pop Matters
"A first class document...Holleran's writings give some means by which to disentangle this otherwise unfathomable situation...It is essential reading."
"OutSmart"
"The stories are important for our collective memory. There was a time when the gay community felt attacked by an invisible assailant, and Holleran (a fine writer--reason enough to own this book) records how that went, as it went. Poignant, angry, fearful, beautiful."
"Gay & Lesbian Review," Sep/Oct 2008
The emotions [these essays] capture makes it a universal drama--a cautionary tale and an unsettling look at how far we haven't come."
"Out Front Colorado," 8/20/08
"Gems of portraiture."
"Lambda Book Report," Fall 08
"Poignant, melancholic, and disquieting...Holleran is one of the most vital and distinct voices in gay literature...Holleran's new book of those forgotten days should endure."
"Metrosource, "March 2015
"Stirring essays from the dawn of the epidemic."
Pop Matters A first class documentHolleran's writings give some means by which to disentangle this otherwise unfathomable situationIt is essential reading.
OutSmart
The stories are important for our collective memory. There was a time when the gay community felt attacked by an invisible assailant, and Holleran (a fine writerreason enough to own this book) records how that went, as it went. Poignant, angry, fearful, beautiful.
Gay & Lesbian Review, Sep/Oct 2008
The emotions [these essays] capture makes it a universal dramaa cautionary tale and an unsettling look at how far we haven't come.
Out Front Colorado, 8/20/08
Gems of portraiture.
Lambda Book Report, Fall 08
Poignant, melancholic, and disquietingHolleran is one of the most vital and distinct voices in gay literatureHolleran's new book of those forgotten days should endure.
Metrosource, March 2015
"Stirring essays from the dawn of the epidemic."
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Pop Matters "A first class document...Holleran's writings give some means by which to disentangle this otherwise unfathomable situation...It is essential reading."
OutSmart
"The stories are important for our collective memory. There was a time when the gay community felt attacked by an invisible assailant, and Holleran (a fine writer--reason enough to own this book) records how that went, as it went. Poignant, angry, fearful, beautiful."
Gay & Lesbian Review, Sep/Oct 2008
The emotions [these essays] capture makes it a universal drama--a cautionary tale and an unsettling look at how far we haven't come."
Out Front Colorado, 8/20/08
"Gems of portraiture."
Lambda Book Report, Fall 08
"Poignant, melancholic, and disquieting...Holleran is one of the most vital and distinct voices in gay literature...Holleran's new book of those forgotten days should endure."
Metrosource, March 2015
"Stirring essays from the dawn of the epidemic."
