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All the Young Men
All the Young Men | RUTH COKER. BURKS
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ReadWithHannah
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 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.

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Amiable
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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 🙂

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Jason_reads_books
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SO GOOD😭

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Jason_reads_books
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“If I sound the alarm, the cavalry will come”

it makes me cry every time, this book is amazing

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ncsufoxes
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Such 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

ncsufoxes supports & necessary services. She said that she kept waiting for the “professionals” to show up but no one did in those earlier years. It was sad to read that when better treatment options became available she was pushed aside & said she was no longer the expert. #bookspin #nonfiction2022: I‘m a Saint. ##booked2022: Story about the HIV/AIDS epidemic 2y
Cinfhen Great choice for both prompts!! 2y
TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 2y
BarbaraTheBibliophage I 💯loves this book. She is amazing! 2y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa That sounds excellent! Stacking 2y
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rsteve388
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What 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.

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Deblovestoread
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#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.

monalyisha You‘re so welcome! 🎉 2y
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Deblovestoread
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#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.

Andrew65 Great 👏👏👏🙌🥳🍾🥂😍📚 Thanks for playing along. 2y
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Deblovestoread
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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.

Suzze Loved the Sunflower Sisters. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Have To Paradise waiting…. 2y
Cinfhen All the Young Men was sad and don‘t get me started on Four Winds 😖PLUS To Paradise!!! What a week 😭 2y
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TrishB
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Latest in bonkers categories 😁

Nute What does that even mean?🤷🏽‍♀️ 2y
squirrelbrain They get worse! 2y
thewallflower0707 They are just making these things up now 👀. I always feel weird when authors post that their book is No 1 in this category and then it‘s something like „YA Fantasy with Dragons and Elves“ or something. 2y
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ravenlee I picture some solitary computer jockey who spends all day randomly assigning made-up categories. It might be fun for a while. 😆 2y
TrishB @Nute I wish I knew! 2y
TrishB @squirrelbrain they definitely do! 2y
TrishB @thewallflower0707 I think they‘re definitely making it up 😁 2y
TrishB @ravenlee I think it‘s a new interns first role 😁 2y
LeahBergen 🤣🤣 So weird. 2y
JennyM Well there you go! 😆😆😆 2y
MicheleinPhilly 😂😂😂 2y
sprainedbrain 😂😂😂 2y
batsy The algorithm is literally writing itself at this point! 😆 2y
TrishB @LeahBergen @JennyM @MicheleinPhilly @sprainedbrain @batsy I think there‘s an internal competition to see if anyone notices! 😁 2y
Caroline2 😂 what the?!?!? 🤦‍♀️ 2y
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jenniferw88
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TrishB This is a good read 👍🏻 2y
thewallflower0707 It‘s sooo good and very emotional. It will make you angry. 2y
Cinfhen Great read!!! Thanks for sharing 2y
BarbaraTheBibliophage I just adored this one! 2y
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TheBookHippie
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I don‘t have words. I lost, we all lost so many beautiful people. Hard to believe that was so long ago. Broke my heart all over again … so many memories. To see in print how awful people were and I didn‘t imagine it. Surreal. Still to this day -so much hate. Ridiculous.

plemmdog This looks really good! I was not aware there was a book now, thanks for posting 2y
kspenmoll Thanks for posting; a must read. My husband covered AIDS prior to and during that time period for The Hartford Courant, locally, nationally, & worldwide- attending conferences etc in other countries. Deeply affected him. The loss of people, discrimination, & stigma gay men felt, the isolation, blame- like lepers were treated. 2y
TheBookHippie @kspenmoll I remember saying so many times “..these are my friends, I love them, they‘re people- what‘s wrong with you?! Ugh.” I often wondered then and now what day exactly did compassion die. 2y
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Oryx Incredible book 2y
TheBookHippie @plemmdog It was like having a flashback -it is really good. Necessary read. 2y
TheBookHippie @Oryx Agreed. 2y
BookBosomed1 My uncle, who has HIV & was dismissed from his job as a result, has referenced this time. I‘m always in horrifying awe about what he went through as a gay man in Arkansas and a man with HIV. I didn‘t know about this book. Thanks for putting it on my radar. 2y
TheBookHippie @BookBosomed1 it‘s difficult to explain how horrific it was. Horrifying is the correct word. 2y
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thevagabondlawyer
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😲 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. 👇

thevagabondlawyer This book is about the AIDS crisis in the 80s and a look of of how far we have come but also how nothing has quite changed. This book also sends a message that we can become an instrument of hope to people whose only currency left is hope. This book is proof that love wins and that nobody can take that away from both of you, not even AIDS. I cannot ask for a better read to kick-off the year 2022. Thank you Ms Burks for your story. 🙏📚👏 2y
TrishB It‘s a wonderful read and I agree, she‘s an amazing woman. 2y
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BookNAround
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This is so good so far. Hard to say I‘m enjoying it given the subject matter though.

TrishB She‘s an amazing woman. 3y
BookNAround @TrishB She sure is. Her daughter‘s pretty great too, especially given how young she was and how it impacted her life. 3y
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Olivia306
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There 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.

Chelsea.Poole Stacked! 3y
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kyraleseberg
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I 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.

TrishB An amazing woman 👍🏻 (edited) 3y
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Penny_LiteraryHoarders
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What an amazing story of an incredibly selfless woman. 🌟

TrishB She is amazing ❤️ 3y
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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.

TrishB I loved this book 😢 3y
charl08 @TrishB it's so sad! 3y
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Penny_LiteraryHoarders
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Picked up from the library today. 7 days to read it.

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TrishB
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Mother and daughter Sunday night read ♥️♥️

MsMelissa How lovely! My daughter is only now getting into reading (better late than never), and is working her way through the Harry Potter novels. She normally likes to read in her room by herself, but just the other day she joined me as I read. I was so happy 😊 3y
TrishB @MsMelissa I love it when we‘re sat there reading ❤️ I read HP at the same time as both my kids so we could discuss! My daughter is currently taking recommendations off Tik Tok, she comes in and says have you got this one? I have never not had it yet 🤞🏻🤞🏻 3y
MsMelissa That‘s awesome! After Harry Potter she says she‘ll tackle The Hunger Games, which I‘ve read and own so we are good. She had to read The Hate U Give for school this year, and since I had read it she discussed it with me. I have tons of YA books on my shelves, so she has lots to choose from. 3y
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TrishB @MsMelissa my daughters just finished the prequel to the Hunger Games. That‘s one of her fave sets of books. I love when they want to discuss too 😁 3y
LeahBergen Aww! 🥰🥰 3y
BarbaraBB That is something to cherish 💜💜 3y
Kalalalatja Some of my fave memories are reading side by side with my mom. It is just lovely 💕 3y
Cathythoughts Happy days Trish 💕 3y
TrishB @LeahBergen @BarbaraBB @Kalalalatja @Cathythoughts I love the reading and am@so glad when the tell gets switched off! 3y
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TrishB
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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!

Cathythoughts Looks good. I mean to order The Interior China... and I have Mr Wilder on my kindle... looking forward to your reviews 👍🏻 3y
Cathythoughts And that‘s a lovely gift from your husband!! ❤️. I have a feeling my fella forgot about me this year 😂 we‘ll see 3y
CarolynM I loved Mr Wilder 3y
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Megabooks Great hubby! 3y
batsy Lovely gifts! Well done, Mr B 😁 3y
squirrelbrain It *is* a very sad book but it‘s also positive too - she‘s such an amazing person. Happy Valentines! 3y
TrishB @Cathythoughts it‘s usually me that forgets! 3y
TrishB @CarolynM I was on the fence until I saw your review- then put on my list 😁 3y
TrishB @Megabooks @batsy 😁👍🏻 3y
TrishB @squirrelbrain have wanted to read even more since watching It‘s a Sin. Happy Valentines ❤️ 3y
charl08 Library has a copy of the tagged book so I can avoid adding to the Tower of Doom next to my bed. Sounds good. I loved (if that's the right word: history geek, so probably) France's book, although it is predominatly US story. Amazing activists. 3y
Cinfhen Awwww 🥰 #MrB 🙌🏻Tagged book was REALLY SAD but uplifting too!! And I‘ve wanted to read this one since @CarolynM posted (edited) 3y
TrishB @charl08 I‘ve made a note of that one too 👍🏻 3y
TrishB @Cinfhen yep- Carolyn‘s review pushed me off the fence too! 3y
Cinfhen Enjoy ❤️❤️❤️ 3y
Cathythoughts All good ... husband has come through! I‘m eating chocolates😂❤️🥰 3y
Cathythoughts He was very impressed with Mr B‘s present !!! 3y
TrishB @Cathythoughts ❤️ the chocolates 🍫 sound good! 3y
Kalalalatja What lovely gifts! 3y
TrishB @Kalalalatja he‘s a good one for pressies! 3y
LeahBergen He‘s a keeper! ❤️❤️ 3y
TrishB @LeahBergen 😁😘 3y
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littlethao
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"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.

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