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Title: Realistic portrayal of coping with impending death
Review: Much can be said in this book's favor -- the understated but descriptive prose and the projection of the subtle nuances of relationships come most readily to mind. What I enjoyed most, though, was how accurately Austin was portrayed as a man coping with the loss of a lover. He was very devoted and loving, to be sure, but he also had periods of frustration and anger, followed by guilt and regrets. Although I never had close family or friends succumb to AIDS, I have lost several family members to cancer, and my real experiences and feelings were very much like Austin's fictional ones. Julien and Peter, too, I thought were depicted honestly and without varnish as men facing death before their time. A great novel, both in its own right and as a book to help people with their grief.
