True Letters from a Fictional Life
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“Just the right touch of humor, mystery, drama, and romance should earn this a place on every teen bookshelf.” —Kirkus (starred review)
This heartfelt debut novel from Kenneth Logan, reminiscent of Love Letters to the Dead and Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, explores a muddy landscape of truth and lies and lays bare the sometimes painful but often hopeful work of writing one’s own authentic story.
If you asked anyone in his small Vermont town, they’d tell you the facts: James Liddell, star athlete, decent student, and sort-of boyfriend to cute, peppy Theresa, is a happy, funny, carefree guy.
But whenever James sits down at his desk to write, he tells a different story. As he fills his drawers with letters to the people in his world—letters he never intends to send—he spills the truth: he’s trying hard, but he just isn’t into Theresa. It’s his friend, a boy, who lingers in his thoughts.
James’s secret letters are his safe space—but his truth can’t stay hidden for long. Will he come clean to his parents, his teammates, and himself, or is he destined to live a life of fiction?
Kenneth Logan
Kenneth Logan grew up in New Jersey and taught high school English in Vermont and San Francisco. He lives in Brooklyn. You can visit him online at www.kennethloganbooks.com.
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Reviews for True Letters from a Fictional Life
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Wonderful book. I really loved the characters. I want more of this.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This book reads like a flashback. It reminds me a lot of early LGBT YA lit; we're talking Alex Sanchez early. That's not to say it's not a good book, or an important read: it actually reminded me that while society has become more embracing, there's still a lot of internalized and externalized homophobia we have to deal with. That being said, I found the protagonist, James to be rather annoying and unlikable a lot of the time (do people honestly lie this often over the dumbest things??? Some of his lies are justified, but others are just dumb). But I do appreciate his narrative voice: he sounds exactly like I imagine a seventeen year old boy would sound. The romance is brushed over to talk more about beer and his existential woes (that, for the most part, aren't that bad, which, once again, makes him sound like a teenager). All in all, this book is thoroughly okay. I appreciated it, and I enjoyed it, but it didn't stick to my gut or heart.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Makes you laugh makes you cry, gives you the whole shebang!