And the Band Played On: Politics, People, And the AIDS EpidemicClassic · Nonfiction, History, Politics
And the Band Played On: Politics, People, And the AIDS Epidemic
1987 · 630 pages · Nonfiction
54
Classic
★ 4.39 on Goodreads · 30K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 16 hours to read · about 5 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
NBCC Award (Nonfiction) finalist (1987). 4.39★ from 30K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
54Must-Read Score
- Readers96 out of 100 · counts 40%+43
- Critics24 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+9
- Bestseller14 out of 100 · counts 14%+2
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #23 of the 48 politics books we rank
- #82 of the 154 history books we rank
- #163 of the 520 classics we rank
- #410 of the 1,405 books we rank
Shortlisted
- NBCC Award (Nonfiction) finalist (1987)
Reads as
True story, Thought-provoking
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