Rating: 
Summary: Couldn't put it down!
Review: Wow! What a great book. I read it in one sitting. I couldn't put it down. I just had to keep reading! Towards the end I almost felt like crying. I was so concentrated and involved in the story and the characters Nathan and Roy. This is a must read book! I would recommend it to all my friends.
Rating:
Summary: Clean, simple, plaintive, divine.
Review: The last time a book affected me this much ... well ... suffice it to say that it's been a long time.
First things first. I wish I wrote it.
It's the only novel I've ever read that I'm truly, genuinely envious of.
The writing is sensual but succint, the words lyrical but moderate. I actually became breathless while reading.
Secondly, and perhaps most importantly, it's a love story between two boys, and neither the word 'gay' nor the phrase 'I love you' is ever used.
Sure, there's touching, kissing, sex, teenage awkwardness, guilt, fear, even discrimination. But nothing beyond narrative emotion + action speaks of the nature of it. No labels, clichés, or assumptions. It's just simple, perfect, and beautiful.
I want to cradle this book like a baby.
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