Getting It
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4.7 • 15개의 평가
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- US$8.99
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He clicked on Queer Eye, a show where five gay dudes gave some grungy straight guy a makeover -- plucking his nose hairs, redecorating his apartment, and teaching him to bake a quiche -- so he could confidently propose marriage to his girlfriend and she'd tell him "yes." Which, of course, she did. On TV the guy always gets the girl.
As Carlos watched, he recalled Sal, the supposedly gay guy at school. It was then that the idea first popped into his brain: If Sal truly were queer...could he possibly help Carlos?...Nor to propose to Roxy, of course -- at least not yet -- but to get her to maybe like him?
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Sanchez (Rainbow Boys) begins with an intriguing premise: inspired by the TV show Queer Eye, 15-year-old Carlos Amoroso asks Sal, the gay guy at school, to make him over so he can stop being a "girlfriend-less virgin." Sal agrees, in exchange for Carlos's help with forming a Gay-Straight Alliance. As Sal helps Carlos fix up his room and shop for clothes and even eat better he also teaches Carlos to be more honest and to stand up for what is right. The story goes on a bit too long, but the author presents an authentic if somewhat raw world here: the characters describe their hookups, many of which begin with the Web; his friends tell Carlos about the "hookup rules" that explain why his crush, Roxy, ignores him the day after they make out. The author also gives readers valuable information and ideas: his mother's boyfriend tells Carlos of the importance of condoms; when forming the GSA, Carlos tells his uncooperative principal that "because of, um, a Supreme Court decision... you have to allow the club"; and Sal speculates about why gay guys have style ("None of the guys will come near you and you try to figure out why. So you notice things how people dress, wear their hair, decorate their room"). In the end, it is sensitive-but-flawed Carlos and his struggle to do right that keeps this story grounded. Ages 12-up.
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Awesome
Im a 16 year old guy nd i dont love to reading at all. Likee every guy i likee to stick to the couch nd do nothing but i never read anything but when this book got my attention i just couldnt stop reading it it was so ADDICTING love this author
Just another God Box
Don't get me wrong I loved the book but it was just another version of the gob box when it came down to it the only thing different was it was from a straight guys point of view and it didn't talk about spirituality but all in all I liked the story.
Wow
This was my first purchase from the iBook store. I've read all of alex sanchez's books less bait. The other books I've read including the rainbow boys series and so hard to say were all pretty straight forward (no pun intended); gay boy does this or that or the other thing. I was skeptical about downloading this book but it really helped me understand the straight counterpart in my high school. Very good book in my opinion.