{"product_id":"eighty-sixed-9780140112528","title":"Eighty-Sixed","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A black comedy about the AIDS crisis that is by turns raunchy, hilarious, and heartrending\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Advocate\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe national bestselling novel of a young gay man living in NYC at the height of the AIDS epidemic. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt times dark, at others funny, and as important today as when it was first published, \u003ci\u003eEighty-Sixed\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOver 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/1990\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780140112528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.77h x 5.06w x 0.67d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Lambda Literary Awards - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/24\/1989\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"David B. Feinberg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52715378933941,"sku":"9780140112528","price":21.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/eighty-sixed-9780140112528","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}