Like A Love Story is set in 1989 New York, where three high schoolers are forced to make difficult choices about life, friendship, and love. Finally, Nazemian’s unapologetic in his exploration of real queer history, of homophobia, and of AIDS, and I appreciate that he chose to show the ugly truth of queer liberation instead of prioritising marketability. Secondly, Like A Love Story shares a location and historical setting with Helene Dunbar’s We Are Lost And Found, which makes for an excellent companion read if you don’t mind #outsidevoice. First of all, we’ve got to appreciate the #ownvoice realness Nazemian brings to this narrative, with queer writers of colour so rarely getting the love they deserve. I’m devastated I can’t find more on Nazemian’s Like A Love Story on the internet, so I’m using this humble blog to sit down and write something celebratory about it. General Content Warnings for homophobia, discussions of AIDS, discussions of death, for wee spoilers, and for reminding you what genuine emotions feel like without medication. Like A Love Story by Abdi Nazemian (2019).
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