Tuesday, March 5, 2013

My Own Country by Abraham Verghese

(read aloud)

The author captures the sadness and complexity of the HIV epidemic coming to the mountains of Tennessee. He captures the Appalachian culture very well. He captures the surprise and horror of this disease well. He presents the medical aspects extremely well, with accuracy and skill. The social complexity is well accounted for. Verghese is a keen observer.

We enjoyed this because we used to live in Appalachia and because we shared many of his experiences with HIV when we lived in Haiti at the start of the epidemic.

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