Official Review: The Party's Over by David J. Cooper
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Official Review: The Party's Over by David J. Cooper
[Following is the official OnlineBookClub.org review of "The Party's Over" by David J Cooper.]
The Party’s Over by David J. Cooper was a touching novel based on real life events with people who went through learning about and dealing with AIDS. A European native, David travels to Mexico for a job offer from some friends he met, along with a fortune teller saying that he is meant to go there and find his soul mate from another life. He goes and before long meets Cisco, a male stripper at a club. Another friend he has in Mexico and sees occasionally recently found out he was positive for AIDS, and turned his life around from drinking all the time to being completely sober and helping others who need help coming to terms with AIDS, showing people that it doesn’t mean a death sentence and as long as you take your medicine you can be fine. Cisco, on the other hand, is a wild party goer, and David feels a connection with him. Cisco just seems to be using David, however, but David does not care for the longest time, feeling a soft spot for him. Eventually Cisco gets really sick and also discovers that he is positive for AIDS. Cisco refuses to accept this and goes on like before, partying and hooking up with a ton of people. David is always worrying about how Cisco is, and whether or not he is taking his medicine.
This book was very short, but was still slow in some parts. It did not have a lot of substance to it, but was still enjoyable to read overall. It flowed fairly smoothly and did not have any big errors.
The story itself was fairly good with the idea of educating people on AIDS a little bit with the perspective of a good friend who watches loved ones go through finding out they have AIDS and the different reactions that can happen. This would be a good book for people to read who have a condition because it would let them know how much someone else cares for them even if they do not fully realize it themselves.
This book can also be a good encouragement for those with AIDS to take their medicine and seek help when they need it, because AIDS is not a death sentence and many live long, good lives after getting it. Cisco did not get the help he needed, instead pushing everyone away, and in the end paid the ultimate price for it.
This book could have had a little more action to it, but for what the author was trying to get across, I think he did a fairly good job. It is entertaining while educating, giving people insight to those having loved ones who have AIDS deal with their role in those lives.
I rate this book 3 stars out of 4.
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The Party’s Over by David J. Cooper was a touching novel based on real life events with people who went through learning about and dealing with AIDS. A European native, David travels to Mexico for a job offer from some friends he met, along with a fortune teller saying that he is meant to go there and find his soul mate from another life. He goes and before long meets Cisco, a male stripper at a club. Another friend he has in Mexico and sees occasionally recently found out he was positive for AIDS, and turned his life around from drinking all the time to being completely sober and helping others who need help coming to terms with AIDS, showing people that it doesn’t mean a death sentence and as long as you take your medicine you can be fine. Cisco, on the other hand, is a wild party goer, and David feels a connection with him. Cisco just seems to be using David, however, but David does not care for the longest time, feeling a soft spot for him. Eventually Cisco gets really sick and also discovers that he is positive for AIDS. Cisco refuses to accept this and goes on like before, partying and hooking up with a ton of people. David is always worrying about how Cisco is, and whether or not he is taking his medicine.
This book was very short, but was still slow in some parts. It did not have a lot of substance to it, but was still enjoyable to read overall. It flowed fairly smoothly and did not have any big errors.
The story itself was fairly good with the idea of educating people on AIDS a little bit with the perspective of a good friend who watches loved ones go through finding out they have AIDS and the different reactions that can happen. This would be a good book for people to read who have a condition because it would let them know how much someone else cares for them even if they do not fully realize it themselves.
This book can also be a good encouragement for those with AIDS to take their medicine and seek help when they need it, because AIDS is not a death sentence and many live long, good lives after getting it. Cisco did not get the help he needed, instead pushing everyone away, and in the end paid the ultimate price for it.
This book could have had a little more action to it, but for what the author was trying to get across, I think he did a fairly good job. It is entertaining while educating, giving people insight to those having loved ones who have AIDS deal with their role in those lives.
I rate this book 3 stars out of 4.
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