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Don't Let Me Go

by J.H. Trumble (Goodreads Author)

4.24 of 5 stars 4.24 · rating details · 778 ratings · 174 reviews

Some people spend their whole lives looking for the right partner. Nate Schaper found his in high school. In the eight months since their cautious flirting became a real, honest, tell-the-parents relationship, Nate and Adam have been inseparable. Even when local kids take their homophobia to brutal levels, Nate is undaunted. He and Adam are rock solid. Two parts of a whole...more

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Published December 27th 2011 by Kensington Publishing Corporation

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Nov 05, 2012 Sarah (saz101) rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: contemporary, young-adult

Love. It’s romanticised, mythologised – frequently sanitised – and at its most beautiful, its most pure, there is no single greater force for good in this world. Yet soured or corrupted, or viewed from aside with a poisoned heart, the hatred it incites is perhaps the most destructive, and it is this – love and hate, and the price of both – that Don’t Let Me Go examines – in often heartbreaking extremes.

It’s a basic right, particularly in the Western world, that we may love who we choose, or, sho...more

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Nov 26, 2012 Deeze rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: more-story-than-sex, tissues-needed, would-read-again

A lovely story of first love.

We get to follow Nate and Adam as they journey through the upheavals of first love and life. Their journey is a roller coaster ride that will leave you feeling everything from hope and love to frustration and heartbreak.

Along the way we get to meet some wonderful characters and some pretty nasty ones too. All play a big part in this story.

I admit I struggled with the way this book was written. The time line was not always clear, and as in most cases the flash backs...more

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Apr 08, 2013 Nichole (Dirty H) rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2013, m-m, fade-to-black

So bottom line: I Fucking Loved This Book.

Now, that said, I must give fair warning because there are some of you out there who are just plain picky, and if you're not going to like it, then you should know now so you can skip it. There are some issues in this book that, while they didn't bother me, are hard limits for others.

1. Oh, the teenage angst. While this did not approach Amy Lane levels in my opinion, we are dealing with high school students who are dramatic and immature, as well as some...more

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Jan 13, 2012 Lettersalad rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: in-english

Nate und Adam lernen sich auf der High School kennen und lieben. An sich nichts Ungewöhnliches, wenn man die Tatsache außer Betracht lässt, das sie beide Jungs sind. Gerade für Nate ist dieser Umstand neu, denn er hat sich erst vor wenigen Wochen zu einem Outing entschlossen. Wie man sich nun denken kann, stößt er damit nicht nur bei seinen Mitschülern sondern auch in seiner eigenen Familie auf Unverständnis und muss sich schlimmsten Anfeindungen und Vorwürfen gegenüberstellen.
Doch da ist Adam,...more Nate und Adam lernen sich auf der High School kennen und lieben. An sich nichts Ungewöhnliches, wenn man die Tatsache außer Betracht lässt, das sie beide Jungs sind. Gerade für Nate ist dieser Umstand neu, denn er hat sich erst vor wenigen Wochen zu einem Outing entschlossen. Wie man sich nun denken kann, stößt er damit nicht nur bei seinen Mitschülern sondern auch in seiner eigenen Familie auf Unverständnis und muss sich schlimmsten Anfeindungen und Vorwürfen gegenüberstellen.
Doch da ist Adam, der Nate unterstützt und in gewissen Situationen ganz besonders beschützt. Doch die Anfeindungen und Übergriffe in der Schule werden immer schlimmer, bis schließlich das Unfassbare passiert.

Für Nate und Adam ist danach nichts mehr wie es war und obwohl man als Leser zunächst nicht direkt weiß, was nun genau passiert ist, so ahnt man doch, dass Nate etwas Unglaubliches angetan wurde. Es gibt während der Story mehrere Zeitsprünge, die aus der Gegenwart erzählen, nachdem Adam an einer Schauspielschule in New York angenommen wurde und dann wiederum aus der Vergangenheit, wie Nate und Adam ihre Liebe füreinander entdeckt haben. Adam gerät über lange Strecken des Buches mehr in den Hintergrund, da Nate die eigentliche Hauptfigur in Don’t let me go ist. Ein starker, entschlossener Junge auf den ersten Blick, doch unglaublich verletzt, einsam und unsicher auf den Zweiten.

Man muss mit dem Thema Homosexualität umgehen können, um dieses Buch zu verstehen. Das würde ich interessierten Lesern auf jeden Fall raten und ich meine es nicht nur in sexueller Hinsicht. Sicherlich spielt Sex einen sehr zentralen Part in diesem Buch, doch ab einem gewissen Punkt geht die Story viel tiefer, wird eindringlicher und versucht zu sensibilisieren. Sehr unverblümt, sehr realistisch und somit stellenweisen wirklich ungeheuerlich werden die Reaktionen von Menschen beschrieben, die immer noch nicht im 21. Jahrhundert angekommen zu sein scheinen. Eben Menschen, die man an jeder Straßenecke dabei beobachten kann, wie sie andere Menschen demütigen und dabei nur ihre eigene Schwäche und ihr Unvermögen überspielen wollen. Nate beschreibt seinen Alltag, was er für Adam empfindet und wie er von den Menschen um sich herum wahrgenommen bzw. behandelt wird.

Er führt ein Blog, um anderen Jungs Mut machen zu wollen, rebelliert förmlich gegen die Anfeindungen auf offener Straße. Zunächst wirkte er dabei wie ein Eisberg, an dem alles Negative einfach so abprallt; nur langsam merkt man, wie nahe ihm das alles tatsächlich geht. Das er Angst hat. Vor allem davor, Adam zu verlieren. Dieser scheint in New York so unglaublich weit weg und baut sich ein eigenes, ein neues Leben in der Großstadt auf. Ein Leben in das Nate, in einer texanischen Kleinstadt nicht mehr hineinpasst. So kommt es Nate jedenfalls vor. Die Beziehung wird durch die Distanz auf eine harte Probe gestellt.

Es gibt wenig, was ich an dem Buch auszusetzten habe, denn es wirkt einfach so unglaublich durchdacht und abgerundet. Es ist schockierend, es ist romantisch, es ist sexy, lustig und traurig. Man kann sich eine Track Liste der Songs aus dem Buch bei iTunes runterladen, der Titel des Buches wird zum zentralen Thema und auch das Cover passt perfekt zur Story: ein Junge, der Angst davor hat, sein Gesicht öffentlich zu zeigen.
An gewissen Stellen hatte ich allenfalls das Gefühl, das Nate und Adam ihre Beziehung ein wenig zu sehr über Sex definieren, dass da ein bisschen zu wenig Gefühle rüberkommen. Besonders gegen Ende des Buches gab es eine Stelle, an der ich mit Nates Charakter in einen ziemlichen Zwiespalt geraten bin. Doch im Grunde machte ihn das nur noch menschlicher und zeigte auf, wie verwundbar ein Mensch doch ist. Von dem Ende kann man denken, was man will. Vielleicht war es ein wenig überzogen, doch ich fand, es wurde der Story einfach gerecht.

Ein Buch, das nicht nur junge Leser wachrütteln und für mehr Offenheit und Toleranz sorgen will. Denn wie sagt Nate im Buch so treffend:

„You don’t have to understand. You don’t have to agree. Just leave people alone. “
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Nov 18, 2012 Pamela (slytherpuff) rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: z-complete-2012-fbc, ebook, own, young-adult, awful-awful-awful, what-just-happened, puppy-love

See more of my reviews at Bettering Me Up.

This book had SO much potential and fell terribly flat. I absolutely love the premise and I totally swooned over the cover. Other reviewers compared this to works by David Levithan and John Green, so I was expecting to be wowed.

And I was. Just not in a good way.

To be fair, I am not gay. I am also not a guy. So I have no idea what it's like to be a recently-out 17-year-old high school boy. But I DO read a fair bit of GLBT YA fiction, so I'm not completely...more

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Sep 11, 2012 Gwenith rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: clean-no-smexin

OMG~The Plot & Concept of the book JUST AWESOME!!!! BUT...This is how I felt reading this book~

The Flow took me on a ride that made me feel like I needed to just hang on ...Okay~ 1st, it took me a while to get into the book, and when I finally thought, hey I'm liking this...I loss my grip ...~Example~ (view spoiler)...more

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Apr 15, 2013 Natalie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 4-stars

He made you feel like you were the only person in the world, that what you had to say was more important then any other worlds uttered since the dawn of time

This was such a sweet and beautiful love story about Nate and Adam. Two young boys, who met in high school in their late teens, fall in love immediately, came out to the world and lived happily ever after...well, not really.

This books starts when Adam and Nate has been together a year and they are as happy that any couple can be. Their happ...more

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May 26, 2012 Justin rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: all-time-favorites

I have to begin by saying that I have never, never in all my life become so attached to a book's characters or so utterly engrossed into the world of a novel. Not since I read Maria McCann's As Meat Loves Salt have I actually let my emotions meld with those of the characters themselves. I fell in love with these characters. I got angry at them. I felt their pain and their loss and their joy. There were at least eight times when I had to turn the book over and set it aside for a moment because I...more

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Nov 05, 2011 Elisquared rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary, romance, glbt, fiction, ya-middle-grade

Don't Let Me Go was an amazing, heartfelt, intense, hilarious read, and it couldn't come at a better time. With the surge of GLBT-related suicide plaguing our country, a book which empowers GLBT kids is very needed. J. H. Trumble has written such a book.

This is a contemporary novel following the relationship of Nate and Adam, the ups and downs, the good times and the bad times, everything a relationship goes through. These boys aren't in the sidelines but front and center, and make me wish for a...more Don't Let Me Go was an amazing, heartfelt, intense, hilarious read, and it couldn't come at a better time. With the surge of GLBT-related suicide plaguing our country, a book which empowers GLBT kids is very needed. J. H. Trumble has written such a book.

This is a contemporary novel following the relationship of Nate and Adam, the ups and downs, the good times and the bad times, everything a relationship goes through. These boys aren't in the sidelines but front and center, and make me wish for a relationship as full of love as their's. I don't want to constantly say "Wow this is such a rare book", but it really is, and that's what makes it so important and amazing, because it shouldn't be a rare book. The relationship trials that Nate and Adam go through has aspects that everyone can relate to, not just GLBT kids. That's what makes it work so well, because it is a book about love.

As you move through the book, you find out some harsh realities about the world Nate and Adam live in. A terrible thing has been done to Nate, but he is working through it the best he can with the love and support from Adam and his friends. But when Adam moves to Manhattan for a chance to work on an Off-Broadway play, they have to deal with a long-distance relationship, and Nate has a hard time dealing with it. It develops organically, and nothing ever feels forced or fake. I can see this happening exactly as it did in real life.

The relationships between the supporting characters are all very organic as well. I loved the side romances going on, and I think that this really helps complete the story. There is so much love throughout that when there is violence (and there is violence) it makes it so much more stark and harsh. This forces you to really examine the rights and wrongs of the characters actions. I think this book would help people see that being gay doesn't mean you deserve to be punished.

The ending was super sweet, and wove the story arch up very nicely, but I don't know if it was too sweet. If I had a problem with any part of the book it would have been the epilogue. But it was a small problem, and one I still liked, just like the ending of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Overall, Don't Let Me Go was fantastic. I can't say how much! I really really loved it, and if you like to read contemporary romances then you will love it too!(less)

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Oct 08, 2012 Brigid rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Fans of John Green, David Levithan, Barry Lyga

Shelves: holy-god-full-of-awesome, favorites

Okay, so this book was amazing.

This book was marketed as adult, but I'd say it's pretty damn fine YA. I'd put this up there with John Green and David Levithan. YES. REALLY.

First off, I couldn't put it down. Seriously. I read on my phone, I read at the gym -- WHILE RUNNING, people -- I read in the car (while someone else was driving), I read any chance I could get.

The romance? Amazing. The characters? Amazing. The whole story was just beautiful and fulfilling and ... seriously, I just want to...more

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Jan 29, 2012 Dallison rated it 5 of 5 stars

Where do I begin. Have you ever seen movies directed by Quentin Tarantino? Pulp fiction being one of his most famous movies. Well this is how this book reads, like a Tarantino movie. For a first time writer it is outstanding. I laughed, I cried, I cringed, I got mad. I loved it. Well done.

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Feb 10, 2012 Tamela rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: adult-fiction, club-challenge-reads, contemporary, first-love, mid-size, mm-or-mmm, love-romance, recommended

I liked the characters and the story but I did have a hard time with the time jumps. First we're when Adam is leaving. Then we jump to when they met, then to when they came out, back to leaving, to "the event", to the separation, back to their coming out... get the idea. It got very confusing and I would always have to stop and take stock of when Nate was talking about. That was annoying... maybe it's just me though, so I only dropped one star off.

Recommended and enjoy.

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Jul 22, 2012 H.B. Pattskyn rated it 5 of 5 stars

There were times when I didn't like Nate. He's immature. He has lived through a major trauma, to be sure, but he is SO blind at times, he can't see the forest for the trees... oh. Wait. He's a high school student. I seem to remember being that way myself 20 years ago ;-)

Seriously, I don't think Nate was supposed to be "liked" at all times, and even when I didn't like him, when I didn't think that Adam deserved him (i.e. didn't deserve his crap), the character still tugged at my heartstrings and...more

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Jan 08, 2012 Edina Rose rated it 3 of 5 stars

I don't like stories where one person has to give up his dreams for love. I also don't like stories where the two lovers have an unhealthy interdependent relationship. And I can't stand characters who are self-centred, selfish, whinny and weak. You've got all that in this book, and I can't believe it but I liked the book!?! WTH? I guess I'm changing, or it's this author's magic, or both.

Adam and Nate met in their junior year and felt in love. Nate is high maintenance and Adam likes to be his de...more

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Dec 27, 2012 Sean Kennedy rated it 1 of 5 stars

Oh, how I struggled with this book. It was YA fiction written with the worst of the m/m tropes. Gay bashing? Check! Rampant homophobia? Check! Hurt/comfort? (view spoiler) Check! Fag hag who tries to sleep with her gay best friend, and then vicariously lives through their relationship until she gets her own? Check! Straightsplaining by the straight characters? Oh, yes, check! Add to all of this a horrendously co-dependent relationship which m...more

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Jan 04, 2012 Josh rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: glbt, ebook, ya-lit, favorites

I honestly can't remember where I heard the early buzz for this book. All I do remember is putting it on my wishlist and checking the release date every Tuesday for at least a month before I was finally able to download it to my nook. I gotta say, it was well worth the wait.

Don't Let Me Go is told from the point of view of Nate, a gay high school senior recounting his relationship with Adam, his first and only boyfriend, and the many events that bind them together. When Adam leaves Texas to work...more I honestly can't remember where I heard the early buzz for this book. All I do remember is putting it on my wishlist and checking the release date every Tuesday for at least a month before I was finally able to download it to my nook. I gotta say, it was well worth the wait.

Don't Let Me Go is told from the point of view of Nate, a gay high school senior recounting his relationship with Adam, his first and only boyfriend, and the many events that bind them together. When Adam leaves Texas to work off off-Broadway for a few months, things threaten to fall apart and their love is put through some heavy trials.

Let me just say, I had some worries early on, thinking that this could turn out to be some shallow romance story of young gay love (*cough* Boy Meets Boy *cough*), but the more I read, the more I was hooked. There were more than a few nights that I didn't get in bed until 3AM because I didn't want to stop reading. I was just that involved in the story, which is a rarity for me as most books have to fight for my attention. I don't take the world of fiction very lightly, boys and girls.

What J.H. Trumble managed to do here was capture that teenage passion and emotion so accurately, it was almost unnerving. Multiple times in the book I would catch something all too similar to my own experiences 10 years ago (sometimes less, but let's not go there), whether it be fights with boyfriends, that dramatically unyielding desire to be with someone or simple interactions between former friends. I could see pieces of myself in Nate, Adam and Luke (a closeted gay boy in Nate's school) to the point where I actually felt embarrassed realizing my own past actions were mirrored on the page. I know so, so many readers, gay or straight, will see themselves there too and it's one of the things that make this book such a valuable read regardless of age, gender or orientation.

These characters are so honest and real that their actions can make you sting or your heart melt. I liked these people and enjoyed learning their ins, outs, desires and motivations. Hell, I, the self-professed anti-romance cynic (newly appointed as of Summer 2011) even got misty eyed over moments between Nate and Adam. Granted it didn't make me want to run out and start dating again, but it did remind me of what it felt like to throw yourself into someone heart and soul (read the book, you'll get it), regardless of consequence.

If Goodreads allowed half stars, this would be a 4.5, missing the 5 star mark only because I'm stingy with the stars and I have some minor issues with the last 2 chapters. But hey, that's only due to the fact that I'm a cynical bastard with just a few blocks' walk to Thirtiesville.

But don't let my curmudgeony attitude deter you. READ THIS! I absolutely loved it and will be pushing it on my friends startinnnnng...now.(less)

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Aug 24, 2012 Keith rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorites

This book is truly a masterpiece. The biggest thing that I like about the book is the way J. H. Trumble wrote it. She wrote it in such a way that you feel as if you know the characters personally, so when I put down the book at the very end, then it still felt as if it wasn't finished, like there was more, even though she did a very nice job of summing up the whole story.

It is about the relationship between Adam and Nate. If you ask me (and probably many other people) I will say I like Adam much...more This book is truly a masterpiece. The biggest thing that I like about the book is the way J. H. Trumble wrote it. She wrote it in such a way that you feel as if you know the characters personally, so when I put down the book at the very end, then it still felt as if it wasn't finished, like there was more, even though she did a very nice job of summing up the whole story.

It is about the relationship between Adam and Nate. If you ask me (and probably many other people) I will say I like Adam much more. He's a much more likable person.

Why? Because he isn't selfish. Nate only thinks about himself, and that's pretty obvious during the first chapter (or a few chapters) of the book. I am going to try to paint a picture of the storyline for you. Nate convinces Adam to leave to NY to chase his dreams, then starts kissing and touching other men. Tell me there isn't something wrong with that picture.

Nate is a brat, but with a few changes of events, some surprising, some not, Adam finally tells Nate what's wrong with him (no offense entirely).

The whole book is beautifully written, although the change between past and present between almost like, every single chapter can be quite annoying, making it a little hard to read, but if you are like me and absolutely love the whole story and everything, then you probably won't mind too much.

I was just reading, The Red Badge Of Courage on my Sony reader, and I don't know if it's just the free version of the book or not, but it had a bunch of spelling and grammar issues. I've also read reviews for many other books, and people say the exact same thing for those books. This is yet another reason I like this book. No spelling and grammar issues, each sentence makes sense; the editor really did his/her job properly. Or else Trumble just really knows how to spell properly, which to me is way more likely. Editors seem to be on their couches too much these days. *sigh*. (You probably know what I mean).

A beautiful read, gorgeous story; Everyone should give this book a chance! I can't wait for the next book to come out! (less)

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Oct 12, 2012 Nicole rated it 5 of 5 stars

Stayed up til 3:30am reading because I just couldn't put it down. Definitely one of those books where you want time to read the whole thing at once. Too much to say about it to write a review now, but maybe I'll say more later. I will say that I think books like this are what should be on school reading lists as they are so much more pertinent to what kids and young adults are going through today.

Okay, I've had more time to think and go back and read my favorite parts at least 12 times. I love t...more

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Jul 20, 2012 Dave1962uk rated it 4 of 5 stars

I am only a little way into this book and I love Nate and Adam.
Does this kind of falling in love or even finding another gay soul mate happen at such a young age? As it is set in the U.S I am unsure of the ages as the school system is different to the UK. I am not sure how old a Freshman is.
However. I am a sucker for romance and love and I choose to believe that love and gay love has no age barriers.
It is a good read that I am savouring. That's all for now.

Update 20 July

What a fantastic read....more

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Oct 21, 2012 Gwen rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: alphabet-soup

I might try and stick in a review later when I'm a little more coherent, but at the moment I honestly do have all these feelings and no idea what to do with them.

It's a damn fine book.

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May 11, 2012 Jason White rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorites

Excellent book. Probably more like a 4.5 star. The throwbacks kind of threw me at first until I began to look for them and understood their meaning.

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Jun 11, 2012 Josh rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: children-young-adult, gay-lesbian, read-in-2012

This book took me awhile to get into because the flashbacks kept throwing me and taking me out of the present story. Once I got used to the structure and settled into the story, I highly enjoyed this young adult novel about first love. J.H. Trumble did a great job taking the reader inside the woes of a first relationship involving long distance, jealousy, sadness, and a horrific act of violence. I liked the fact that the details of that act were only briefly described as it's not actually the ma...more

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May 11, 2012 Vanessa rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: library-checkouts, favorites

Seriously loved this book.

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Mar 27, 2012 Trisha rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: kindle, romance, ya-literature, lgbt

This is a very intense exploration of a very intense relationship. Nate's assault and subsequent dependence on Adam deepens and changes an already completely devoted love affair. Interestingly, the assault occurs and stays mainly off-page, so even though we see the results of this devastating event, we have distance from it. Which might be why some of Nate's actions don't sit well with me.

I know Nate is damaged and angry, but I hurt so much for Adam.

Realistic, and gritty. I totally invested in...more

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Mar 11, 2012 Michael Ngo rated it 5 of 5 stars

I started this book about a week ago and had to put it off during the midterms time. However, I was finally able to finish it on my long flight to Vietnam a few days ago. And guess what I'm doing? Of course, re-reading the excerpts that are imprinted in my head.

I just have to say, the book, the storyline, is just so REAL, so powerful, but so delicate. I see myself in Nate, I see someone else in Adam; and I wonder if I was that deeply passionate in such a relationship like theirs before. They som...more

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Mar 20, 2012 Alex Bennett added it

I was very eager to read Don’t Let Me Go since I first started hearing about it—because all I was hearing was how fantastic this book is. At the beginning of my reading it, I wasn’t so sure I was going to love it as much as everyone else was seeming to, but once I got going, I learned that everyone was right. Don’t Let Me Go is a truly outstanding book.

Essentially, Don’t Let Me Go is about relationships and how they can go through the good and the bad. I loved that Nate and Adam’s relationship w...more

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Jun 17, 2012 Don rated it 4 of 5 stars

Excellent read that captivated me and held me to the end. So many times it was frustrating and Nate's angst and need were irritating...but given the fact he was a victim of a hate crime made him more tolerable. I don't always have to like the characters in a book, even the main character, if it's as well written and entwined with other interesting characters with a good story to tell, as this book is.

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Apr 04, 2013 Taryn rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: owned-books

I thought that this book was simply incredible. You have Nate and Adam who are being forced apart by a career opportunity for Adam. It tears up Nate inside, but allows him to finally express his feelings in a blog that really stirs up the local community.
Add jealousy of another man in Adam's life, family drama, and even bullying from peers, Nate and Adam struggle to get back to each other.
J.H. Trumble created a book that I was unable to put down and though the ending was a little bit ... forced...more

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Apr 08, 2013 Tim rated it 5 of 5 stars

For a vast majority of the book it’s a riveting read, although emotional exhausting. I had some stylistic issues but not substantive. (Speaking as a layperson, of course. I could no more write a book than I could flap my wings and fly to the moon…)

Lots of confrontation/lots of misunderstandings…if the two protagonists had broken up one time I was about ready put the book down and walk away. (I understand the need for conflict or there isn’t much point to a novel, but still….) Having said that I...more

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Oct 06, 2012 Terrence rated it 4 of 5 stars

The second consecutive novel about teenagers in love. I hope it's not becoming a habit. In this case, it's high school junior/senior Nate and high school senior/college freshman Adam. Like the previous novel I read, "Something Like Summer", the story takes place in Texas.

The narrative bounces back and forth over a short amount of time leading up to a horrific joint experience and its aftermath. Adding to the difficulties of the recovery, is Adam's extended departure to New York for long-desired...more

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“I’ll never understand why some people can’t just let others live their lives, you know,” Danial said. “You don’t have to understand. You don’t have to agree. Just leave people alone. When I look at the moon and planets and stars, all that narrow-mindedness and hate seem so petty. The universe is such a big place. One hundred thousand light years just from one end of the Milky Way to the other. One hundred. Thousand. Light years. In the time it’s taken for light to travel from one end of our galaxy to the other, thousands of generations have passed. It really makes you realize how small we are, doesn’t it? How short our time on earth is.” — 21 people liked it

“Our nights were filled with passion and long soft gazes and sweet words. We weren't behaving ourselves, and we didn't for one moment feel guilty about that.” — 20 people liked it

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