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Alan Cole Doesn't Dance by Eric Bell

enshiro's review against another edition

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4.0

4.5 STARS

bacoexu's review

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5.0

5.0

This may be my favorite stupid gay book.

agenderberry335's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

gabilanka's review

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emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

4.5

vanina's review against another edition

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5.0

While this book follows the lives of 12-14 year olds, I was remarkably impressed by how universally beautiful and relatable the story was. I had not even read the first of this series and I was still captivated by what happened to little Alan Cole. Great sentimental read that seemed very true to today's social context.

toddwe's review against another edition

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Lovely to see a positive gay story

lia_loves_disney's review against another edition

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5.0

SO UNDERRATED :(

I think about this book more than I should. IT IS SO PERFECT. Odin and Alan were so cute, and I appreciated that Nathan was a better brother in this book. I WANT MORE FROM ALAN COLE!!!! I love how brave he was and how kind he was and everything. I say that Alan is my child because I love him that much.
Spoiler I think about when Odin kissed Alan WAYYYYYY to much.

I cant wait to buy this book, Its my heart and soul. Thank you so much Eric Bell, and please just 1 more book about Alan, please. I have zero regrets. :)

booksgamesvinyl's review

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3.0

eric bell bashing me over the head: “odin thompson is gay”
me in the corner: “i know”

i actually think i enjoyed this one more than the first book, but i’m just a little bit outside the intended audience to enjoy it as much as i could. alan seems like a sweet kid though and i’m glad he tried to tackle bullying on an even larger scale in this book. he’s a way more courageous 12 year old than i ever was.

pentamerone's review

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challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.25

lia_lovesdisney's review

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5.0

SO UNDERRATED :(

I think about this book more than I should. IT IS SO PERFECT. Odin and Alan were so cute, and I appreciated that Nathan was a better brother in this book. I WANT MORE FROM ALAN COLE!!!! I love how brave he was and how kind he was and everything. I say that Alan is my child because I love him that much.
I think about when Odin kissed Alan WAYYYYYY to much.

I cant wait to buy this book, Its my heart and soul. Thank you so much Eric Bell, and please just 1 more book about Alan, please. I have zero regrets. :)
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