Blue Pills: A Positive Love Story (Hardcover)

from wealhtheowwylfing

An autobiographical comic about a young man who learns his girlfriend and her young son are HIV . The relationships (between Fred and his gf, his friends, and especially the little boy) are sweet and feel true, and the art is really good. His ink is fluid but nevertheless conveys a great deal of ...

from klburnside

I debated between three and four stars for this book. It was different from other graphic novels that I have read, because I wasn't instantly drawn to the characters. In fact, I wasn't really drawn to them until about halfway through. But by the end, I really liked it.

from jasonli

"Blue Pills" is the love story between author-illustrator Peeters and his partner Cati, who he finds out early on has HIV. (Hence the "Blue Pills.") The book recounts how they met and how they continue to build a life together in spite of her illness. "Blue Pills" in an introspective work, so it'...

from zzshupinga

"Blue Pills" is not your average memoir and neither are the people that you meet in it. It's a powerful, moving, heartwarming, and heartbreaking story all at the same time. You see Frederik Peeters is dating Cati a woman with a young son...and both Cati and her son are HIV positive. The story fal...

from zzshupinga

"Blue Pills" is not your average memoir and neither are the people that you meet in it. It's a powerful, moving, heartwarming, and heartbreaking story all at the same time. You see Frederik Peeters is dating Cati a woman with a young son...and both Cati and her son are HIV positive. The story fal...