![]() ![]() The most important four-letter word in our history will always be LOVE. The intense and nuanced emotions evoked by the characters’ journeys help to give this powerful novel by Nazemian ( The Authentics) a timeless relevance. I always thought my own father hated me, but Stephen said to me that nobody truly hates anyone. Under the nurturing guidance of Judy’s gay activist uncle, the characters subtly investigate different family dynamics. ![]() ![]() A first-person narrative moves among the three characters as they discover their inner truths at a time that sometimes feels apocalyptic for their community and loved ones. Though Reza tries his hardest to keep his attractions secret, dating Judy despite his chemistry with Art, he finds that he can’t live a lie, whatever that might cost him. In a heart-wrenching and bittersweet unfolding of events, he gravitates toward Art, the only openly gay student at his school, and to Art’s best friend, Judy, who represents everything he feels that he should desire. When Reza, a closeted teen, moves from Toronto to New York City (“by way of Tehran”) in 1989, the city feels like the epicenter of the AIDS crisis. ![]()
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