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50books_poc2009-06-15 08:44 pm
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11. The God Box by Alex Sanchez
I've already read Sanchez's Rainbow trilogy, but hesitated over getting this until I read ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
sanguinity's review here. It basically says everything much better than I will, so you should go and read it!
I enjoyed this very much. Paul is a devout Christian, as is his girlfriend and most people in their high school. He's never met anyone openly gay before - until Manuel arrives. He's also Christian, but he doesn't believe homosexuality is a sin - and is prepared to argue with anyone who says otherwise!
I loved the developing relationship between Paul and Manuel: there were no big flashy moments of epiphany, just Paul's initial denial then slow realisation that, actually, he was gay. It was slow and sweet, and I found it very believable. Both of them were struggling with their own issues (Paul moreso than Manuel) which got in the way of them getting together.
I liked that there was no demonisation of Christianity. It was several members of the Bible club who were most supportive of Manuel (although several of them were the most hostile as well). If you know the non-homophobic interpretations of the Bible, then much of the discussion of Scripture will probably be familiar to you. It was to me, and I've not studied it in all that much depth.
It's not perfect, of course not, but it's a book that left me with a happy glow and a desire to recommend it to everybody - although it's probably most suited for LGBTQQA teens, especially those who are Christians, I think others could enjoy it too.
sanguinity's review here. It basically says everything much better than I will, so you should go and read it!I enjoyed this very much. Paul is a devout Christian, as is his girlfriend and most people in their high school. He's never met anyone openly gay before - until Manuel arrives. He's also Christian, but he doesn't believe homosexuality is a sin - and is prepared to argue with anyone who says otherwise!
I loved the developing relationship between Paul and Manuel: there were no big flashy moments of epiphany, just Paul's initial denial then slow realisation that, actually, he was gay. It was slow and sweet, and I found it very believable. Both of them were struggling with their own issues (Paul moreso than Manuel) which got in the way of them getting together.
I liked that there was no demonisation of Christianity. It was several members of the Bible club who were most supportive of Manuel (although several of them were the most hostile as well). If you know the non-homophobic interpretations of the Bible, then much of the discussion of Scripture will probably be familiar to you. It was to me, and I've not studied it in all that much depth.
It's not perfect, of course not, but it's a book that left me with a happy glow and a desire to recommend it to everybody - although it's probably most suited for LGBTQQA teens, especially those who are Christians, I think others could enjoy it too.
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