This is definitely a dense read and an emotional one, but it is well worth it. This book goes through so many aspects of activism around the AIDS epidemic and discusses the rise and fall of ACT UP. There is a clear focus on emotional framework, which is something often left untouched when looking at social movements (but so important). But in order to discuss the emotional framework, she has to discuss many other things going on. So, there is a really clear picture of the movement and many of the sides to the story (particularly as she describes ACT UP's decline). I would not recommend it to people who are unfamiliar with academic texts, but if you are looking for social science/social movement/political science texts, I would definitely recommend this.