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Sophia asked this question about Darius the Great Is Not Okay (Darius The Great, #1):
Is there any gay romance in this? If so, its giving me Ari and Dante vibes, and making me so sad. I miss them so much. Lucky the second one is coming.
Liam As a gay man who came of age in the early 90s, I felt like this book captured something really beautiful about what it is like to awaken to a male fri…moreAs a gay man who came of age in the early 90s, I felt like this book captured something really beautiful about what it is like to awaken to a male friendship that simultaneously might be on the knife's edge of something else--a sort of proto-queer experience. There's a really nicely handled idea in the book about the difference between a country where homosexuality is allowed but hostility toward homosocial behavior is still rampant (America) and a country where homosexuality is not allowed but homosocial behavior is very accepted (Iran). I can attest to the fact that I had a similar experience also on a trip outside of America when I was 14, where a boy was very friendly and physical with me in a way that I had never ever experienced in America. It definitely woke me up to some feelings, but I didn't realize what they meant until about 6 months later.(less)
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Darius the Great Is Not Okay
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