Customer Reviews

self-deprecation whilst facing death - By: Dennis B. Jewell, 12 Sep 2006
I really enjoyed this book. Oscar Moore certainly does look AIDSin the face & manages on most occasions to raise a smile. There are some dark moments, but most of the time Moore is laughing at himself as well as his illness without making light of it. Very inspiring

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ephemeral journalism - By: , 03 Jan 2002
I really wanted to like this book: Oscar Moore obviously showed great braveryin the face of his fatal disease. But his style is far too flippant for my taste: anyone knowing nothing about AIDS might come away from this book wondering what all the fuss is about. That Moore was able to find a 'funny' side to his condition is remarkable, but these 'postcards from the front' (they were originally publishedin the UK newspaper The Guardian) convey very little of the pain & agony he must also have felt. Perhaps he didn't want to dwell on such things, but to leave them out, I feel, dimishes the book's impact. Nor did I take to Moore's style, littered as it is with bad puns & dated (then-)topical references. Allin all, a very disappointing read: I'm sure there are better books on this subject.