Honestly Ben
by Bill Konigsberg
Taste attributes: teenromancedramagay/lesbianwholesomerealisticsimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringcoming of agecomplex relationshipempowerment/personal growth
Boxlist takeContained and realistic: a wholesome book, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: very confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.5 / 5
2 ratings
About This Book
Ben Carver returns for the spring semester at the exclusive Natick School in Massachusetts determined to put his relationship with Rafe Goldberg behind him and concentrate on his grades and the award that will mean a full scholarship--but Rafe is still there, there is a girl named Hannah whom he meets in the library, and behind it all is his relationship with his distant, but demanding father.
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- Author
- Bill Konigsberg
- Published
- 2017
- Pages
- 339
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- Open Library
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