The Summer Between
"I worked a palmful of mousse through my hair, and clicked each pearly shirt snap closed save the top two. I stepped before the full-length mirror and didn't hate the person I saw." - Robert Raasch, The Summer Between.
The protagonist of this tale about coming to terms with one's sexual orientation is a teenager who just finished high school and is planning to attend college. The story illustrates the feelings, perplexity, anguish, and happiness of a young man discovering his sexuality and identity in that group. Despite some of the narrative's rough edges, I still found the book to be enjoyable enough to finish. Although the teen's sensibilities were occasionally unclear and the circumstances he encountered appeared somewhat manufactured, the narrative ultimately came together in a satisfying manner.
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