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Openly Straight
- Narrated by: Pete Cross
- Length: 9 hrs and 1 min
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Rafe is a normal teenager from Colorado. He's been out since 8th grade, accepted by his peers & championed by his progressive parents. And while that's important, all Rafe really wants is to be a regular guy. To have his sexuality be a part of who he is, but not the headline, every single time. So when Rafe transfers to an all-boys' boarding school in New England, he decides to keep his sexuality a secret - not so much going back in the closet as starting over with a clean slate. But then he sees a classmate breaking down and realizes his own labels aren't well-concealed. And most of all, he falls in love with Ben...who doesn't even know that love is possible.
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- A. Listener
- 12-03-19
Loved this. Better than I had hoped for....
Loved this. Better than I had hoped for. The narrator does a great job, too.
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- GemBookEater
- 26-04-19
Warning. Listening in public made lead to being LookedAt!
This isn’t every modern gay experience by a long shot, but it doesn’t claim to be and thankfully there is now a lot more LGBT*Q+ stories and characters to offer more nuance.
However, this is clever, funny, sad and eventually authentic.
I laughed out loud several times while listening, and had to wipe away a tear or two too.
Great dialogue, worth your time.
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- C Garlick
- 06-02-19
I thoroughly enjoyed this.
Believable and captivating characters and relationships, in a story told with humour, finesse and sensitivity.
I loved the details and personalities of the characters on the periphery as much as the main characters and their relationship.
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- Layla
- 03-09-18
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- Tom Sykora
- 08-02-19
Very real and honest story
I liked this book, relatable and so true..main man emotional struggle was like my own.
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- Amazon Customer
- 06-11-19
stunningly good
One of those books that you feel immensely grateful to have come across, whatever your age. I'm truly envious that modern youth have access to such a rich and expanding genre of which this book is a leading example. The audio performance was outstanding.
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- Kris Gielen
- 04-12-19
Amazing book, read in a very nice manner
I just finished this audiobook and I as blown away by it. The story is great, the buildup is very good and I really like how there's a kind of 'meta'-level with Rafe's writing assignments. I 'binge-listened' this book, it was really addictive. Highly recommended.
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- SarahC
- 30-07-23
Enjoyed it
Here are my 15 words. Why can’t we just rate without having to explain? :-D
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- Casey
- 06-02-19
heartwarming
lovely well written sweet story. has all the making of coming of age and restarting it all again.
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- Anonymous User
- 16-09-19
First book that I have ever listened to
And it didnt dissapoint me! I was glad that the main caracter "Rafe" tought in many ways and made himself a better person. Many people can learn, or at least think, from this book.
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