"I told her I wasn't going to argue about fair. Fair was deceptive. An abstraction we'd layered upon another abstraction: deserve." Full of bravery and heartbreak, Thummel tackles gender, sexuality, the AIDS epidemic, and loneliness beautifully through Sam Gavin's story. The Cure for Lonely is one of my favorites and I couldn't put it down both times I've read it. I just wish more people knew about Thummel and her stories.