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Openly Straight

By: Bill Konigsberg
Narrated by: Pete Cross
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Rafe is a normal teenager from Colorado. He's been out since 8th grade, accepted by his peers & championed by his progressive parents. And while that's important, all Rafe really wants is to be a regular guy. To have his sexuality be a part of who he is, but not the headline, every single time. So when Rafe transfers to an all-boys' boarding school in New England, he decides to keep his sexuality a secret - not so much going back in the closet as starting over with a clean slate. But then he sees a classmate breaking down and realizes his own labels aren't well-concealed. And most of all, he falls in love with Ben...who doesn't even know that love is possible.

©2015 Bill Konigsberg (P)2017 Dreamscape Media, LLC Arts & Entertainment Difficult Situations Family & Relationships Friendship Health, Lifestyle & Relationships LGBTQ+ LGBTQ+ Studies Literature & Fiction Romance Funny

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"From the first, Pete Cross's narration describes the high spirits of Rafe and his family.... The humor continues outwardly throughout the book, but Cross undercuts it with Rafe's uncomfortable inner feelings.... Cross's delivery reflects how Rafe wrestles with honesty, hides truths in a romantic relationship, and finally faces the painful path to becoming his real self." ( AudioFile)
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Loved this. Better than I had hoped for. The narrator does a great job, too.

Loved this. Better than I had hoped for....

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This isn’t every modern gay experience by a long shot, but it doesn’t claim to be and thankfully there is now a lot more LGBT*Q+ stories and characters to offer more nuance.
However, this is clever, funny, sad and eventually authentic.
I laughed out loud several times while listening, and had to wipe away a tear or two too.
Great dialogue, worth your time.

Warning. Listening in public made lead to being LookedAt!

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Believable and captivating characters and relationships, in a story told with humour, finesse and sensitivity.

I loved the details and personalities of the characters on the periphery as much as the main characters and their relationship.

I thoroughly enjoyed this.

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I liked this book, relatable and so true..main man emotional struggle was like my own.

Very real and honest story

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One of those books that you feel immensely grateful to have come across, whatever your age. I'm truly envious that modern youth have access to such a rich and expanding genre of which this book is a leading example. The audio performance was outstanding.

stunningly good

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I just finished this audiobook and I as blown away by it. The story is great, the buildup is very good and I really like how there's a kind of 'meta'-level with Rafe's writing assignments. I 'binge-listened' this book, it was really addictive. Highly recommended.

Amazing book, read in a very nice manner

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Here are my 15 words. Why can’t we just rate without having to explain? :-D

Enjoyed it

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lovely well written sweet story. has all the making of coming of age and restarting it all again.

heartwarming

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And it didnt dissapoint me! I was glad that the main caracter "Rafe" tought in many ways and made himself a better person. Many people can learn, or at least think, from this book.

First book that I have ever listened to

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