false 422745 <![CDATA[Getting It]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174602024m/422745.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174602024s/422745.jpg 94061 3 2749 26 9 2006 Getting It total:172|5:49|4:48|3:57|2:17|1:1| 172 643 274 34 53974 3.82 2127 355 7746 3.91 244 53 58784389 371614 422745 1416908986 9781416908982 11 <![CDATA[Getting It]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174602024m/422745.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174602024s/422745.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/422745.Getting_It 3.77 22 2006 5 0 false Sat Jun 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 07 15:46:25 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 07 19:23:46 -0700 2009 more...]]> 60458928 1090434 422745 1416908986 9781416908982 11 <![CDATA[Getting It]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174602024m/422745.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174602024s/422745.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/422745.Getting_It 3.74 172 2006 5 1 false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 17:52:50 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 18:02:51 -0700 2009 more...]]> 51661475 116697 422745 1416908986 9781416908982 11 <![CDATA[Getting It]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174602024m/422745.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174602024s/422745.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/422745.Getting_It 3.74 172 2006 3 0 false Tue Mar 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 06 04:09:57 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 06 04:30:55 -0700 2009 Queer Eye--and there are some nice touches of humor and sweetness in the story. The subplots exploring the main character's relationships with his divorced parents are also qui...more...]]> 44029340 967876 422745 1416908986 9781416908982 11 <![CDATA[Getting It]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174602024m/422745.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174602024s/422745.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/422745.Getting_It 3.74 172 2006 4 0 false Fri Jan 23 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 22 23:48:29 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 22 23:51:58 -0800 2009 more...]]> 66865867 1707441 94061 141690896X 9781416908968 22 <![CDATA[Getting It]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171272805m/94061.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171272805s/94061.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/94061.Getting_It 3.73 149 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?

]]> 2006 4 0 true Sun Aug 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 10 12:39:58 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 10 12:45:15 -0700 2009 more...]]> 21615813 1125613 422745 1416908986 9781416908982 11 <![CDATA[Getting It]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174602024m/422745.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174602024s/422745.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/422745.Getting_It 3.74 172 2006 5 0 false Sun May 04 23:04:47 -0700 2008 Sun May 04 23:05:00 -0700 2008
High school isn't too bad for Carlos Amoroso, except for the fact that he may be the only guy that hasn't gone all the way--or even kissed a girl. That's only because Carlos is waiting for his crush, Roxy Rodr...more...]]> 70896600 2375147 94061 141690896X 9781416908968 22 <![CDATA[Getting It]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171272805m/94061.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171272805s/94061.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/94061.Getting_It 3.74 172 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?

]]> 2006 5 0 false Thu Sep 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 17:00:13 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 05:41:38 -0700 2009 more...]]> 49876025 1868017 94061 141690896X 9781416908968 22 <![CDATA[Getting It]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171272805m/94061.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171272805s/94061.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/94061.Getting_It 3.74 172 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?

]]> 2006 3 0 false Sun Apr 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 20 10:53:12 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 05 16:42:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 35811834 758046 94061 141690896X 9781416908968 22 <![CDATA[Getting It]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171272805m/94061.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171272805s/94061.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/94061.Getting_It 3.74 172 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?

]]> 2006 5 0 false Mon Oct 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 20 19:02:48 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 20 19:09:42 -0700 2008 I love Alex Sanchez's books. They are fast reads, entertaining, and have good messages.

Meet Carlos. His life sucks, or at least he tells himself that....more...]]> 26362893 41604 94061 141690896X 9781416908968 22 <![CDATA[Getting It]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171272805m/94061.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171272805s/94061.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/94061.Getting_It 3.74 172 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?

]]> 2006 2 0 false Sat Jul 05 10:23:45 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 05 10:30:51 -0700 2008
I'm liking Alex Sanchez's gay-themed YA books less and less since Rainbow Boys grabbed me years ago. This book is full of stereotypical characters including the straight protagonist (he loves boobs!) and his gay sidekick (he can whip up a new bedroom and coi...more...]]> 52908358 339133 94061 141690896X 9781416908968 22 <![CDATA[Getting It]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171272805m/94061.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171272805s/94061.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/94061.Getting_It 3.74 172 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?

]]> 2006 4 0 false Tue Apr 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 16 10:37:22 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 16 10:40:16 -0700 2009 1 53824661 2184716 422745 1416908986 9781416908982 11 <![CDATA[Getting It]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174602024m/422745.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174602024s/422745.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/422745.Getting_It 3.74 172 2006 0 0 false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 24 09:13:36 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 24 09:15:40 -0700 2009 45534860 1071252 422745 1416908986 9781416908982 11 <![CDATA[Getting It]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174602024m/422745.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174602024s/422745.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/422745.Getting_It 3.74 172 2006 0 0 false Wed Jun 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Feb 06 00:04:12 -0800 2009 Sat Dec 19 17:20:09 -0800 2009
But even in the first couple of chapters, the boys were just too much like the boys I spend every weekday trying to deal with. I did like the main character's interaction with his parents, and the way that his ethnicity is unavoidable (no whitewashing this charac...more...]]> 4150355 241968 94061 141690896X 9781416908968 22 <![CDATA[Getting It]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171272805m/94061.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171272805s/94061.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/94061.Getting_It 3.74 172 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?

]]> 2006 2 0 false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 06 09:14:45 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 06 10:32:27 -0700 2007 Getting It is definitely not as good as Sanchez's Rainbow trilogy. Personally, I found the 15-year-old hetero-boy protagonist to be annoyingly slow-witted and and obnoxious, but it is possible that actual 15-year-old boys might relate to him. (There is certainly enough sexually charged material in t...more...]]> 45249599 1490904 422745 1416908986 9781416908982 11 <![CDATA[Getting It]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174602024m/422745.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174602024s/422745.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/422745.Getting_It 3.74 172 2006 3 0 false Tue Feb 03 08:41:21 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 03 08:46:25 -0800 2009 ]]> 70288864 977475 94061 141690896X 9781416908968 22 <![CDATA[Getting It]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171272805m/94061.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171272805s/94061.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/94061.Getting_It 3.74 172 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?

]]> 2006 3 0 false Sun Sep 06 16:55:30 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 16:56:02 -0700 2009 intresting!]]> 41100691 1834173 94061 141690896X 9781416908968 22 <![CDATA[Getting It]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171272805m/94061.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171272805s/94061.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/94061.Getting_It 3.74 172 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?

]]> 2006 5 0 false Sun Dec 28 12:29:19 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 28 12:29:46 -0800 2008 9056710 618250 94061 141690896X 9781416908968 22 <![CDATA[Getting It]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171272805m/94061.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171272805s/94061.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/94061.Getting_It 3.74 172 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?

]]> 2006 4 0 false Tue Nov 13 10:36:26 -0800 2007 Tue Nov 13 10:41:07 -0800 2007 more...]]> 33374862 302148 94061 141690896X 9781416908968 22 <![CDATA[Getting It]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171272805m/94061.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171272805s/94061.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/94061.Getting_It 3.74 172 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?

]]> 2006 4 0 false Thu Sep 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 20 14:39:21 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 20 14:44:17 -0700 2008 more...]]> 65845692 1887307 422745 1416908986 9781416908982 11 <![CDATA[Getting It]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174602024m/422745.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174602024s/422745.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/422745.Getting_It 3.74 172 2006 1 0 false Sun Sep 27 12:30:59 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 02 02:44:14 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 27 12:30:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=422745