Eighty-Sixed

"A black comedy about the AIDS crisis that is by turns raunchy, hilarious, and heartrending"--The Advocate

The national bestselling novel of a young gay man living in NYC at the height of the AIDS epidemic.

At times dark, at others funny, and as important today as when it was first published, Eighty-Sixed follows the live of B.J. Rosenthal as he searches for a boyfriend and tries to find meaning and purpose within a city suffering from the fear, loss, loneliness that accompanies the HIV/AIDS crisis.

Over only a few years, B.J.'s life changes shape dramatically, and he finds himself navigating the ever more frightening landscape of an epidemic-rattled 1980s NYC, where he's as likely to go on a hook up with a new prospect as he is to attend a funeral for a friend. This must-read piece of classic LGBTQIA+ literature provides a crucial look at what it meant to be gay and seeing love, safety, and community in a rapidly shifting and increasingly dangerous world.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 01/01/1990
ISBN: 9780140112528
Pages: 336
Weight: 0.52lbs
Size: 7.77h x 5.06w x 0.67d
Award: Lambda Literary Awards - Winner

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 11/24/1989