Reviews

True Letters from a Fictional Life by Kenneth Logan

geodrite's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-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

4.0

m0rozovas's review against another edition

5.0

I WANT TO THANK NOT ONLY GOD BUT ALSO JESUS FOR THE HAPPY ENDING THAT STILL MANAGES TO KEEP IT REAL

jessicajessica101's review against another edition

4.0

3.5 / 4
J'ai beaucoup aimé, c'était une lecture agréable, rapidement, le ton du livre est assez léger mais l'auteur a su traiter d'importants sujets avec beaucoup d'humour et d'une façon assez juste.
J'ai énormément l'histoire, le personnage de James, De Tim, de Drake, mais aussi la famille de James, j'ai trouvé que tout s'emboitait bien, les personnages étaient intéressants et c'était vraiment bien de lire différentes réactions face au coming out de James, à la fois à travers différents environnements sociaux, mais aussi à travers différent âges. Et j'ai trouvé que le livre faisait cela très bien.
Je trouve cependant dommage que certaines parties du livre n'aient pas été un peu plus développé (notamment avec Aaron mais aussi avec Rex) mais ça reste une bonne lecture, rapide et vraiment agréable.

dani_fig's review against another edition

hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

hds4216's review against another edition

emotional funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

calamarik's review against another edition

5.0

Overall, I really enjoyed this book. The characters in this book were so realistic and valid; and I loved in particular James’ family, especially his little brother, Rex, who embodies the perfectly told younger sibling. The only complaint that I have about this book, is that it’s fairly unoriginal. The premise of his letters is a minute detail of the book, and it’s overall just one big coming out story. I don’t have a problem with that, but if you’re looking for an adventurous tale, this isn’t it.

aoosterwyk's review against another edition

4.0

Such a lovely story!! James is trying so hard to figure out what he wants/needs/prefers while trying to live up to society’s expectations.
Just lovely!

lune_3713's review against another edition

3.0

Easy read. I liked the whole idea of the letters and it being mailed out. If I were to really nitpick, it would be the fact Topher and James only seem to have two dimensional relationship. We never see a lot of times where they seemed to actually have a connection. Also, the whole Theresa thing. We never get some form of closure with the whole betrayal.

lydia245's review against another edition

5.0

i support gay rights and gay wrongs

mckinlay's review against another edition

this has been sitting at 41% since early September and i'm finally accepting that i'm not going to finish. this book just pissed me off repeatedly and i have no desire to finish it. i really wish i could get my $10 back because i actually paid for this crap.