pick⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ A horrifying telling of the how gay men and others with HIV/Aids were treated throughout the 80s and 90s. There is controversy around the exageration of how many men Coker supported and buried but even if she reached half the men she says she did, that is a feat that not many people can say they did. In her writing, I was fanscinated by the theme of power and contacts and how often these cropped up when trying to support dying people.
Decided to hop on the 2023 Reading Brackets train! I‘m doing two competitions (fiction and nonfiction) because I read both genres equally. Tagged is my nonfiction pick for January. It‘s a fantastic read that I picked up thanks to my #AuldLangSpine list from @Deblovestoread 🙂
“If I sound the alarm, the cavalry will come”
it makes me cry every time, this book is amazing
pickSuch an incredible story, I‘m so happy that Ruth Coker Burks was able to share her story. She took on the care & assistance to many young men that contracted HIV in Arkansas when everyone else (doctors, families, communities) turned their backs. She found such amazing strength to do what she did & how many people she helped. She said that no one else was helping & so she taught herself as much as she could about HIV. She helped people find
pickWhat a beautiful, heartbreaking story about the aids epidemic in Arkansas. The full.story behind the woman who helped people.with aids. Ruth Coker Burks is a national treasure and her named should be known in the history books. What a beautiful story about the work we have to do to make the world a better place.
This book gets you right in the heart.
#NYWD22 wrap up.
I love this “swap” so much and finished 4 books off my match‘s list. I had read and loved The House in the Cerulean Sea and The Pull of the Stars already. I had never even heard of The Strange Adventures of H which was so good. I will be working on the rest through the year except those in German unless they become translated.
Thank you to my match for curating a great list and our host for being an excellent matchmaker.
#JoyousJanuary #WrapUp
My goal was 20 hours. I am guessing I met it but didn‘t run a timer.
The best of the bunch is the tagged book. As I always do after reading a memoir I went to Google the rest of the story. There seems to be some controversy about Ruth but she is a hero. Her desire to give dignity in death and to advocate for all of these young men without any form of judgment was the epitome of human kindness.
#BookReport
After the emotional slaughter house of The Four Winds, Dreamland provided lighter fare with an ok mystery. All the Young Men was another excellent choice from my #NewYearWhoDis match. I am in part 2 of To Paradise, made no progress on Sunflower Sisters and am just starting Mirror, Mirror for Booked2022. Up next is January‘s section for #ObamaBuddyRead, finish The Other Side of Midnight and this week‘s section of ATUA.
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pick😲 This book is so moving, I am of out of breath, really! What a woman you are, Ruth Coker Burks! You are unbelievable. A heroic story of selflessness, compassion, altruism and unconditional love, All The Young Men breaks my heart but it also gives me hope that people like Ruth is out there, helping people living with AIDS in getting the dignity they deserve while equally grappling how to live the remaining days of their lives. 👇
This is so good so far. Hard to say I‘m enjoying it given the subject matter though.
pickThere are no words to do justice to this memoir. Part autobiography, part a wonderful tribute to the LGBTQ+ community and the men lost to AIDS, this is ultimately the story of an incredible woman, whose kindness and compassion I‘m sure had a huge impact on all those who met her. I can‘t possibly tell how many times I cried, laughed,or got angry. I can only bow to Ms. Coker Burks, applaud her for her resilience and go back to re-read her story.
pickI don't really have the words for this one, a great memoir as well as a loving tribute to those lost during the height of HIV/AIDS fear and ignorance.
pickWhat an amazing story of an incredibly selfless woman. 🌟
Uncle Fred was standing at my grandmother's casket....He'd done something with family land. "Oh Mama, oh Mama, forgive me," he said, so loud we could all hear him. He was sobbing and rocking the casket. “The greed got in me, and I wanted that property. The devil got in me-"
Here came my mother, running down the aisle. "It's too late now, you sonuvabitch!" she screamed as she jumped on his back.
Picked up from the library today. 7 days to read it.
Mother and daughter Sunday night read ♥️♥️
Happy Valentines gifts from hubby ❤️❤️
Interested to read Interior Chinatown even more after @Cinfhen review.
But despite not wanting to read another sad memoir I think the tagged book may be first!
"I realize you're people just like everybody else. You get up, you have your coffee, your breakfast. You just want someone to love. You have a house just like mine. Everything is just the same. ..."
Because in the end you and I are simply humans.
A heartbreaking, moving and inspiring memoir.
All the Young Men | 
