The Great Believers Rebecca Makkai Book Cover
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The Great Believers Review

Here’s a review of all the entertainment I binged in August 2021.

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The Great Believers

Rebecca Makkai

Two timelines in two places. One is 1980s Chicago during the rise of the AIDS pandemic, the other is contemporary Paris.

This is a beautifully written book with a heart-wrenching story. Trigger warning, there is a lot of death because it is during a pandemic.

I couldn’t help but think of the similarities between now and then. A deadly virus that seemingly comes from nowhere and is random as to who it infects and how they are affected. And the cruelty that can come with fear.

I am: Obsessed



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