{"product_id":"eighty-sixed-paperback","title":"Eighty-Sixed - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid B. Feinberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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\u003c\/p\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid B. Feinberg\u003c\/b\u003e was an American writer and AIDS activist. He was the author of two novels, \u003ci\u003eEighty-Sixed\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSpontanous Combustion\u003c\/i\u003e, and an autobiographical essay collection, \u003ci\u003eQueer and Loathing: Rants and Raves of a Raging AIDS Clone\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 7.77 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 1990\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lambda Literary Awards (1989)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47073169178799,"sku":"9780140112528","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0723\/7314\/1679\/files\/VuYw7r4tl09780140112528.webp?v=1781755051","url":"https:\/\/valuevaultclub.myshopify.com\/products\/eighty-sixed-paperback","provider":"Value Vault Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}