What They Always Tell Us by Martin Wilson

What They Always Tell Us

Martin Wilson

293 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ young adult emotional slow-paced
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JAMES AND ALEX have barely anything in common anymore—least of all their experiences in high school, where James is a popular senior and Alex is suddenly an outcast. But at home, there is Henry, the precocious 10-year-old across the street, who ea...

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Community Reviews

3.8
based on 530 reviews

Moods

emotional: 100%

reflective: 71%

hopeful: 42%

tense: 28%

adventurous: 14%

challenging: 14%

funny: 14%

inspiring: 14%

lighthearted: 14%

mysterious: 14%

relaxing: 14%

sad: 14%

Pace

42% of readers chose medium
57% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

25% of readers chose A mix
75% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

100% of readers chose Yes
Yes

Loveable characters?

50% of readers chose Yes
50% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

Diverse cast of characters?

33% of readers chose Yes
16% of readers chose Complicated
33% of readers chose No
16% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

40% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
20% of readers chose No
20% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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