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Ebook About “A sprawling account of New York lives under the long shadow of AIDS, it deals beautifully with the drugs that save us and the drugs that don’t.”—The Guardian (Best Books of the Year) In this vivid and compelling novel, Tim Murphy follows a diverse set of characters whose fates intertwine in an iconic building in Manhattan’s East Village, the Christodora. The Christodora is home to Milly and Jared, a privileged young couple with artistic ambitions. Their neighbor, Hector, a Puerto Rican gay man who was once a celebrated AIDS activist but is now a lonely addict, becomes connected to Milly and Jared’s lives in ways none of them can anticipate. Meanwhile, Milly and Jared’s adopted son Mateo grows to see the opportunity for both self-realization and oblivion that New York offers. As the junkies and protestors of the 1980s give way to the hipsters of the 2000s and they, in turn, to the wealthy residents of the crowded, glass-towered city of the 2020s, enormous changes rock the personal lives of Milly and Jared and the constellation of people around them. Moving kaleidoscopically from the Tompkins Square Riots and attempts by activists to galvanize a true response to the AIDS epidemic, to the New York City of the future, Christodora recounts the heartbreak wrought by AIDS, illustrates the allure and destructive power of hard drugs, and brings to life the ever-changing city itself. “A rich and complicated New York saga . . . Christodora has the scope of other New York epics, such as Bonfire of the Vanities, The Goldfinch and City on Fire.”—NewsdayBook Christodora: A Novel Review :
It's only August, but I think "Christodora", by Tim Murphy, will be my favorite work of fiction for 2016. But, even while saying that, I must stress that this book is not for every reader. It's a big, brawling epic, taking place from the 1980s up til the mid-2020s. At almost 500 pages, there's scarcely a wasted scene or unsketched character. It's the story of the AIDS epidemic told by using both gay and straight characters who come together in New York City, and later in Los Angeles, to portray how lives were affected by AIDS and the use of drugs. It's also the story of how love and understanding and time helped mend some of the broken lives.The Cristodora was a building in the East Village that went through gentrification in the 1980's and 90's. The apartments were rehabbed and bought by people in the arts and social activists. One apartment was occupied by Millicent and Jared Traum and their adopted son, Mateo. The Traums, both artists from liberal families, adopted Mateo, the son of a young Hispanic woman who died of AIDS. Seeing an artistic temperament in the orphaned child, they raised him but he never seemed to totally bond to them. Of course, they didn't fully understand him and he didn't understand them. Why had they adopted him? Why hadn't they had "their own child"? Where was his "real" mother? But the Traums didn't raise young Mateo in a vacuum. Their families and friends helped with him and these characters are written with beauty and purpose by author Tim Murphy.Murphy writes brilliantly of the times, using his characters. None are caricatures and the reader should sympathise with them all, even while possibly not identifying with them. From Hector, the AIDS activist who lost his lover and descends into a hell of drug use to deal with the pain, to Drew, a young woman who is able to shed a drinking and drugging problem to live a good life, while not forgetting how bad those years were. She's able to reach out and help others, including Mateo.There's a lot of drug use and sex in "Christodora", but the sex scenes are integral and organic to the story. The passages about the drug usage are harsh and gritty. This book should not be read by someone easily offended by sex and drug scenes. But to the right reader, who can put those scenes together with the beautifully written prose, the book's a winner.EDIT: When I read and reviewed the book, I had no idea the Christodora was a real building. It is, as I just read in an article published in the New York Times on 9/1/16. The article is well-worth reading after you read the book. Since there are several plot summaries here, I am merely going to say that this is the most enjoyable book I have read since 'The Goldfinch.' I completely devoured it in about five sittings. The narrative sweep is dizzying and the characters indelible. I talked to my therapist about it yesterday and found myself needing her box of tissues for the first time.I lived in New City for about 35 years beginning in 1982; Tim Murphy made me feel as if I was reliving those years, dominated by rising rents, AIDS headlines, and AIDS activism. For several years Tim wrote copy for the book clubs I ran, so I knew he was a talented writer. This surpassed all my expectations. And, for once, I didn't find a single typo! Read Online Christodora: A Novel Download Christodora: A Novel Christodora: A Novel PDF Christodora: A Novel Mobi Free Reading Christodora: A Novel Download Free Pdf Christodora: A Novel PDF Online Christodora: A Novel Mobi Online Christodora: A Novel Reading Online Christodora: A Novel Read Online Tim Murphy Download Tim Murphy Tim Murphy PDF Tim Murphy Mobi Free Reading Tim Murphy Download Free Pdf Tim Murphy PDF Online Tim Murphy Mobi Online Tim Murphy Reading Online Tim MurphyDownload PDF The High Lord: The Black Magician Trilogy By Trudi Canavan
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