Last night I finished reading So Hard To Say by Alex Sanchez. As with his other books, I enjoyed this one as well. It’s about a middle school boy who realizes he’s gay. At the same time he meets a girl and she assumes they are together. She doesn’t take it well. Each chapter of the book is told by one of the two main characters. You read their feelings and opinions. I enjoyed that part. You are able to see two sides of an issue and how each felt about it. The only thing I didn’t care for was the amount of spanish used in the book. The author would often say things in spanish and not always tell you want it means in english. That was a bit frustrating when I couldn’t figure it out from the rest of the paragraph. I would recommend this book as a quick read. Especially if you experienced realizing you were gay in middle school. You can relate to the character’s feelings. I also think this would be a good book for middle school kids or even young high school kids. It deals with some bullying issues and name calling and how they deal with it. It’s also written to their level I believe.
Next up is The Deal by Timothy Lambert and Becky Cochrane. I’ve already heard some good things about this book and it’s been recommended by a fellow blogger (Joela) as well. He’s got several sites and has recommended several books for me to read. I’m looking forward to getting into the story.
From the Barnes and Noble site:
New Year’s Eve, 1999. Millennium celebrations light up the sky from Sydney to Seattle. But in the Houston living room of Aaron Fisher, the fireworks have fizzled! A gathering with his closest friends has devolved into a depressing deconstruction of the sad state of all of their love lives. Fed up with the moaning, Aaron comes up with The Deal: They all have until next New Year’s Eve to find true love or stop whining about it.
The ensuing 12 months will answer many questions: Will Patrick, Aaron’s straight roommate be able to ride the waves as his girlfriend, Vivian, decides whether she is Betty Crocker or Betty Friedan? Having embraced her lesbianism (and turned her back on her trust fund,) will Miranda stop sucking the life out of every romance? Will Alexander stop dabbling with men’s hearts the way he dabbles in music and his parents’ bank account? And will Aaron keep his end of the deal when the truth is he’s happy with a life of bar buddies, gym buddies and bed buddies?
It’s a year of surprises for all of them, as they take on unfaithful husbands, vindictive rumormongers, well-intentioned stalkers, pixie drummers who write bad poetry and marauding palmetto bugs. But most of all, they will discover much about themselves through the surprising, touching and hilarious revelations produced by a year of exploring the nature of love.
Of course I’ll write up a review with I’m finished with it. I already know I’ll have a positive review. It really sounds like something I’ll enjoy reading. I plan on starting it tonight when I go to bed. I always read a good 30 minutes before actually falling asleep. That’s the best time for me to get lost in a book. I think lots of people do that as well.
I was saddened to hear Christopher Reeve died yesterday. I remember seeing Superman when it first came out and totally being in love with him. He had such a great body then. I didn’t care for the rest of the Superman movies but that first one did it for me. I was in love with him….well, his body I guess. Ah, I’m gay, what can I say. He’ll be missed.