My Heartbeat

Media:	Hardcover
Author:	Garret Freymann-Weyr
Publisher:	Houghton Mifflin
Release date:	29 April, 2002
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My Heartbeat

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A Great Book!!

My Heartbeat os a really, really good book. It deals with a sensitive issue, but still ends up being good. After Ellen asks her brother's best friend James and her brother Link the question (Are you gay or. . .) she dives into reading about gay people, and I learned several things that I did not know such as that michaelangalo, who designed the Vatican, was gay (I'm not really sure if this is true or not, but since it was in the book i'm guessing it was) and that Oscar Wilde who had several children was also gay. I really liked the ending, because Ellen discovered a lot about herself, plus she got together with James which didn't exactly resolve the issue of him being gay or straight (he had slept with guys before), but I enjoyed it cause I always love romantic parts. Also, there were subtle hints towards the end that Link was gay but that was never resolved, since he had a girlfriend during the book. So you never really know what everyone wants to know, which is why I only gave it 4 stars.

My Favorite New Book

I found this book refreshingly openminded, The characters sincere and understandable if a bit unusual.A quick easy read, It manages to conclude without a fairytale ending, and still be more than satisfying. A book I could not put down, Ellen's struggles to understand the realities around her and her blossoming romance with James are both realistic and fascinating to read. A great novel.

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Ellen has always tagged along with her brother Link and his best friend James. They've been inseparable for some time now, and Ellen can't help but be crazy about James. During her freshman year in high school, one of the other girls asks her if James and Link are a couple, and suddenly things begin to change: for Ellen, for Link, for James, for their families. Exploring the gray areas between gay and straight, "My Heartbeat" is an exceptional story aimed at a young adult audience, but certainly deserving a larger audience. Freymann-Weyr's writing is lush without being too flowery, sparse without telling too little. She tells us a lot through this tale, and "My Heartbeat" shines because of it.

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