Spontaneous Combustion

By David B. Feinberg

Book Overview

"A funny, often moving book about being single, Jewish, gay, and HIV-positive . . . both urgent and convincing."-- The New York Times Book Review In this sequel to David Feinberg's national bestseller Eighty-Sixed , B.J. Rosenthal navigates life with an HIV-positive diagnosis amidst the "constant tide of deaths" in New York City during the AIDS crisis.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140148620
• ISBN13: 9780140148626
• Release Date: November 1992
• Publisher: Penguin Adult Hc/Tr
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.6" x 8.7"

Customer Reviews

My favorite book for a long time

Funny, intelligent, serious, delightful...For anyone who's ever been through very difficult times and/or has been affected by the AIDS epidemic, this book will both hit home and uplift. I disagree strongly with the review at the top of this page. Yes, the book is disjointed, but in that sense it's an accurate picture of life in the midst of chaos and tragedy. The ultimate effect of the book, though, isn't a big disorganized mess, but rather the possibility for survival and even happiness. I highly recommend this book!

Irreverent and serious look at AIDS impact

While Eighty-sixed was raw and frank, Spontaneous Combustion is more serious because it faces the AIDS epidemic. B.J. is a character much like the author who wrote me before his death. Irreverent, outrageous and in the middle of history.