A review by petersenftleben
Absolutely Positively Not by David LaRochelle

3.0

I thought this was cute and harmless, a quick read with a likeable enough protagonist. The part where Steven went online to chat with other gay teens was particularly funny and accurate. But I didn't feel the story went anywhere original or groundbreaking, and there was a certain level of unbelievability to the plot. The ending especially left me a little cold. I wished that there were better closure with Mr. Bowman, and I thought it would have made more sense if Steven had looked up the other gay kid in the yearbook BEFORE he called him, or had just waited until the next support group meeting.