We had a friend who died of AIDS in those terrible early days. I was prepared to go through the pain of remembering him and his suffering. Instead I got sillier and sillier fantasies which were gross self-indulgence. Mike Nichols was wrong - this is a calamity, not a triumph. After the too-long too-silly sex with the angel I gave up. Don't waste your time on this.
Review of Angels in America
