RaveThe San Francisco ChronicleBurks and her co-writer balance tragedy with bright moments of joy, sly humor and inspiring empathy in this surprisingly pleasurable memoir about bridging cultural divides to nurture one another as human beings ... As a child of the HIV-AIDS crisis, I carry trauma from those days. I’m also grateful to have witnessed true courage and compassion while growing up. That’s what All the Young Men offers anyone who reads it.