Summary
Modeled after The Spoon River Anthology, Winik crafts brief, moving tributes to the lives and deaths of 50 people who have somehow influenced her life, a life touched by HIV, drugs, and suicide. The subjects vary from close family members to her childhood dentist and artist Keith Haring.
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Critique
Writing with compassion and humor, Winik views these lives through the lens of her personal experiences, so, in the end, we get to know her as well as the people she writes about. An interesting read.
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