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Openly Straight by Bill Konigsberg

aribini's review

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funny fast-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

ninaisacaterpillar's review

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2.0

The main guy seems like an axe body spray user

itadakinasu's review

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

4.0

gillianrobert's review

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2.0

DID finish, very predictable

cowiealexandra's review

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4.0

a fun reread.

megpancoast's review

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emotional lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

rrhea's review

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3.5

mayhaps i lied about being too good for YA because i had fun...

achilleanshelves's review against another edition

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3.0

A muddled but often charming story.

While this book does have a lot of nice individual moments and some great characters the overall story and message seen a bit muddled.

smenji's review

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4.0

very good! and very accurate for what it’s like to be a queer guy with a straight best friend , and articulates what people don’t see behind closed doors! there was a few spots in particular that made me upset with the protagonist, but overall good!

ameserole's review

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4.0

This was so freaking cute!

In Openly Straight, you will meet Rafe. He has been out of the closet for a while now.. but he doesn't seem all that happy with it. He realized that he missed a lot out in life.. like being treated like a guy by the guys. That's not the only thing that has rubbed him the wrong way either. So, he transfers to an all-boys boarding school.

While at this new school, he decides to go back into the closed. This decision doesn't sit right with his family and friends but what can they do? He's stubborn and wants to be treated differently. Once his decision was made, I knew things were going to bite him in the ass. As to when it was going to happen, I had no idea and I just sat down for the ride.

Things started to heat up between him and Ben. They were completely adorable and just made me smile. The drama was expected to come but after that ending.. I am so excited for the next book. Now I just need to find it.