Openly Straight

by Bill Konigsberg

No cover — Bill Konigsberg: Openly Straight (2013, Scholastic, Incorporated)

English language

Published 2013 by Scholastic, Incorporated.

ISBN:: 978-0-545-50990-9

(10 reviews)

Rafe has been out since eighth grade, and he's fine with it, and so is everyone else. But sometimes he just wants to be a regular guy, not the gay guy. So when he transfers to an all-boys' boarding school in New England, he decides to become "openly straight" instead. The transformation works: Rafe revels in a new group of straight guy friends and the freedom of living without a label. But then he falls in love with one of his new friends... who doesn't even know that love is a possibility.

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tinyteacuphelper reviewed Openly Straight by Bill Konigsberg

Review of 'Openly Straight' on 'Goodreads'

1 star

I unexpectedly... hated this book. If you're looking for a cute LGBT+ romance - this isn't it. If you're looking for a likable protagonist - this isn't it. And that's the crux of the issue, I hate Rafe. He is in turns judgemental about everyone, woe is me about being 'labled', and self-congratulatory about how open minded he is. It drove me nuts! I finished this book in the hopes of satisfying character growth. Alas, this did not happen.

Zéro Janvier reviewed Openly Straight by Bill Konigsberg

Review of 'Openly Straight' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

J'ai bien aimé l'idée originale de ce roman : après avoir passé des années en étant gay assumé au lycée, Rafe profite d'un changement de lycée pour retourner dans le placard où il n'avait jamais vraiment été jusque là. Sauf qu'il fait la connaissance de Ben, un garçon qui ne le laisse pas indifférent. Cela donne un récit sympathique et plaisant.