5/30/2023 0 Comments Abdi nazemian like a love story![]() ![]() ![]() He comes from a rich family, whose goal for him is to go to Yale, but he doesn’t care about that. She’s more interested in crafting unique designs that no one else is wearing and spending time with her uncle Stephen, her idol, who has AIDS. She and her family are not rich instead, her parents work hard to send her to this school so she can have a better future. Reza is Persian – and secretly gay – so he automatically stands out at the private school, which seems to consist mostly of the entitled children of rich white parents. Like a Love Story’s main trio of characters are essentially a band of misfits at their prestigious school. Those “people” in Nazemian’s novel are Reza, Judy, Art, and the vibrant though largely sick members of ACT UP. Luckily, as seen in Abdi Nazemian’s Like a Love Story, there is also a lot of love, assuming you find your people. For a city so seemingly welcoming, there’s a lot of hate. ![]() New York City might be considered progressive due to its diverse population, but in 1989 – and probably still in 2019 – it was still a city that reeked of homophobia and racism. CW/TW: homophobia, racism, illness + death, fat-shaming ![]()
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