Reddit reviews Openly Straight
We found 3 Reddit comments about Openly Straight. Here are the top ones, ranked by their Reddit score.
Reddit reviews Openly StraightWe found 3 Reddit comments about Openly Straight. Here are the top ones, ranked by their Reddit score.
Some books that should appeal to general gaybros sensibilities...
The Year of Ice by Brian Malloy. Senior year of a gay guy in 1978. The main character's thoughts and issues (which are minor) were realistic and somewhat humorous.
Openly Straight and Honestly Ben by Bill Konigsberg. Openly Straight is a good read and it introduces Ben who is the story teller in Honestly Ben. Ben's a character I'd actually like to know in real life and I'm sure I'll read Honestly Ben again.
True Letters From a Fictional Life by Kenneth Logan is another well written coming-of-age story featuring a guy who is just an ordinary guy dealing well but not simply with the fact that he's gay. The dialog between he and his friends was particularly good.
More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera is a sort of scifi novel, though the slight sci-fi bit is there to facilitate a story of identity and self acceptance.
Silvera's History Is All You Left Me is a well written sad tale of dealing with loss.
At the Edge of the Universe by Shaun David Hutchison is another sci-fi novel that isn't exactly sci-fi. Hutchinson's We Are the Ants is a similar novel. Both are good reads, and essentially deal with similar issues. I liked Universe better.
idk I read openly straight and it was ok.
I apologize for responding to this post at a time so late after it was originally posted! I saw it and saved it so that I could respond when I had a lot of time at the computer!
Sorry for the incredibly long list but all of these books are freaking phenomenal! I think they're all YA (young adult) but that shouldn't stop anyone from reading these treasures! I thought I'd link each title to Amazon so that you could read the description of the book!
Books 1, 2 & 3 by J.H. Trumble were some of the first LGBT themed books I'd ever read and absolutely loved them! The three books don't necessarily have to be read in that order but some of the characters, if I remember correctly, from the first and second book are mentioned later down the line. Reading it in order might make it a bit more cohesive!
4 & 5 by Bill Konigsberg feature two amazing characters that really shine and in due time you'll want to reach inside the pages of the book and force them to be happy together yourself!
6 & 7 were fairly quick reads. Definitely enjoyable. There are more books in the series that I've yet to have read.
8 is another book by Bill Konigsberg. It's about two kids who go on a road trip to find a family member. It's not as LGBT-themed necessarily as the others but it has a nice chunk of LGBT history in the third act that makes it's a really worthwhile read in that it makes you feel closer to the characters!
9, 10 and 11. Jesus. These books will stay with you for ages. I swear. They're so damn good and incredibly well written! Adam Silvera knows how to write a good story and intriguing characters that will stay engraved in your memory days, weeks, and months (for me) after you've read them. These three books could be read in any order as the characters in each book are different. 10 was really good but in my opinion 9 and 11 are much better because the characters were way more memorable.
12 was a really enjoyable read. The main character, Alek, is in summer school and befriends a kid named Ethan. They have totally different interests and personalities but they fit together like puzzle pieces! Alek also has a friend named Becky who has some great comedic lines.
13 had its hot and heavy moments, that's for sure! In this book Mike is coming to terms with his sexuality and has a funny group of friends, plus it had some hilarious moments where I just couldn't help but bust out laughing!
14 is a supernatural themed book with it's tiny share of LGBT moments. The supernatural element and overall story is really fascinating! It was a good book!
The last book I read was the same as yours, Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda! It was SO good and I was really left wondering once it started reaching the end! I hope you get what I mean as that's all I'll say so that I don't spoil it for anyone who hasn't read it yet!
Over the years that I've read all of these books each one has made me long for what each of the characters had with the other character that they loved so dearly. They've all left a lasting impression on me, some definitely more than others, and I am always looking forward to reading more. I just got back from the library today with a couple more LGBT themed books and can't wait to read them! If any of them really stand out I'll let you know!!