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As Far as You'll Take Me
by Phil Stamper
As Far As You'll Take Me is about a gay teenager, Marty, who flees his religious household in Kentucky to try to make it as a professional oboist in London. As his time and savings dwindle, he also has to reckon with family and friends back home, new friendships and romantic prospects in London, and his anxiety.
This is a lovely story, and it touches on a lot of issues without losing its heart. As in Stamper's debut, The Gravity of Us, the characters and relationships in As Far As You'll Take Me are messy and realistic. I appreciate how he explores all the gray area without telling the reader how to feel. At the same time, I was impressed with how vivid Marty's anxiety and feelings could be, even when the feelings were irrational.
I thoroughly enjoyed this sweet story and the mature way that the issues are handled. I think a reader who can closely identify with the Marty, his religious upbringing in Kentucky and his anxiety, would particularly enjoy the book.
Content warnings: outing, homophobia, F-word slur, disordered eating
This is a lovely story, and it touches on a lot of issues without losing its heart. As in Stamper's debut, The Gravity of Us, the characters and relationships in As Far As You'll Take Me are messy and realistic. I appreciate how he explores all the gray area without telling the reader how to feel. At the same time, I was impressed with how vivid Marty's anxiety and feelings could be, even when the feelings were irrational.
I thoroughly enjoyed this sweet story and the mature way that the issues are handled. I think a reader who can closely identify with the Marty, his religious upbringing in Kentucky and his anxiety, would particularly enjoy the book.
Content warnings: outing, homophobia, F-word slur, disordered eating