We Contain Multitudes (Unabridged)
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- $16.99
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- $16.99
Publisher Description
An exhilarating and emotional LGBTQ story about the growing relationship between two teen boys, told through the letters written to one another. For fans of Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe and I’ll Give You the Sun.
Thrown together by a zealous English teacher's classroom-mailbox assignment, notorious scrapper, Adam "Kurl" Kurlansky, and Jonathan Hopkirk, a flamboyant Walt Whitman wannabe, have to write an old-fashioned letter to each other every week.
Kurl is a senior, an ex high school football player, held back a year, while Jo is a nerdy, out tenth grader with a penchant for vintage clothes and a deep love for poetry. They are an unlikely pair, but with each letter, the two begin to develop a friendship that grows into love. But with homophobia, bullying and familial abuse, Jonathan and Kurl must struggle to overcome their conflicts and hold onto their relationship, and each other.
Customer Reviews
My best read in years
In a word, exquisite. The creative writing motif is unlike anything I have ever read, and thoroughly enjoyed from beginning to end. I was hooked in the first five minutes and could not put it down. The gradual character development is both intriguing and heartwarming. I couldn’t help but fall in love with the characters, feeling their highs and their lows. This book is one of the best written, entertaining and most beautifully artistic works I have ever read. This goes on my reread list with no hesitation whatsoever.