Almost Like Being in Love: A Novel
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| Rating | : | 4.68 (869 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0060595833 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 368 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-03-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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"A light-hearted happy LGBT book that is thoroughly enjoyable." according to Amazon Customer. I read this looking for a happy LGBT book - no bashing, no HIV/AIDS, no horrible family -, and I wound up with this thoroughly entertaining book in my hands. I loved it.. "Funny and Sweet!" according to Rob Martin. loved this book - so sweet and funny and romantic. also loved the unique style - all emails and notes and letters very smart! read it, you'll like it. i promise.. Bring Lots of Hankiesand Prepare to Laugh a Lot Buzz Stephens I wasn't certain I'd be able to finish this book after reading the first few pages. The "style" (the story is related in a series of letters, memos, newspaper articles, etc.) required a little getting used to.I am so very glad I didn't put it down. The investment in reading a few more pages paid wonderful dividends.As some other readers have noted, this is not a "realistic" novel. It is clearly a work of fiction. Wonderfully contrived. Fabulously far-fetched. Consummately creative.If you want t
Travis is the first to figure it out. A high school jock and nerd fall in love senior year, only to part after an amazing summer of discovery to attend their respective colleges. He's still in love with Craig, and come what may, he's going after the boy who captured his heart, even if it means forsaking his job, making a fool of himself, and entering the great unknown. Told in narrative, letters, checklists, and more, this is the must-read novel for anyone who's wondered what ever happened to that first great love.. But something is missing . They keep in touch at first, but then slowly drift apart.Flash forward twenty years.Travis and Craig both have great lives, careers, and loves
Steve Kluger has written extensively on subjects as far-ranging as World War II, rock 'n' roll, and the Titanic, and as close to the heart as baseball and the Boston Red Sox. He lives in Santa Monica, California.
In true fairy-tale fashion, Travis insinuates himself back into Craig's life, but will the pair end up happily ever after? Though the narrative is overlong, Kluger keeps it absorbing with a parade of newspaper articles, letters, diary entries, checklists, court transcripts and charts, all composed to brilliant comic and dramatic effect.Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. As Travis wades through the dating pool (most of his dates score badly on his "Boyfriend Checklist") and doles out advice to his strai