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Reviewed by Gisela Dixon for Readers' Favorite
Ah, Sweet Life by E. Adrian Dzahn is an extremely moving, beautifully written fictional story about a woman named Andrea Gabe, or Andy. Written in the first person narrative, Andy recounts her childhood and the instability that accompanied it, including sexual abuse and rape by her step-brother. Growing up, she is extremely close to her father, Dean. However, her parents separate while she is still young and for the rest of her life she only sees him intermittently and often unexpectedly. Still, he remains a major driving force in her life until his death in an accident shortly after being diagnosed with Huntington’s disease. As Andy grows up, she realizes she is gay, and the accompanying struggles of teenage years sometimes become more challenging as a lesbian in an often biased society. The rest of the novel follows Andy’s life as she becomes active in Chicago’s Gay Liberation movement, drifts around in the Midwest and East coast in Wisconsin and Boston, and finally ends up in the Pacific Northwest in Washington.
Ah, Sweet Life by E. Adrian Dzahn is essentially a story about one person’s life, love, relationships, the prejudices that still exist in society based on a person’s race or sexual orientation, and ultimate life choices. It is a beautifully written book that kept me interested and involved throughout the entire reading, and left me wanting to know more. All of the characters in the book are well drawn and it is especially easy to empathize with and relate to Andy and Dean. I loved this book and it is to be hoped that books such as these will pave the way toward a more peaceful, accepting society: a society that does not discriminate on the basis of religion, race, gender, sexual orientation, etc. and treats everyone as equal.
