Tag Archives: AIDS

Well-Meaning Book

Ana’s Story by Jenna Bush This is a nice, well-meaning, sad to read but hopeful story of the life of one girl, HIV positive from birth, growing up in desperate poverty in Central America. The book’s subtitle is even “A … Continue reading

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Sad and Scary Fiction

Kennedy’s Brain by Henning Mankell Released last September in English, this is a novel by the Swedish author Henning Mankell, famous for the Kurt Wallander mysteries. It is always interesting to me to read books from other perspectives than normal. … Continue reading

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