{"id":15231,"date":"2017-09-07T05:00:10","date_gmt":"2017-09-07T12:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailywaffle.com\/stage1\/?p=15231"},"modified":"2017-11-30T10:47:18","modified_gmt":"2017-11-30T18:47:18","slug":"autoboyography-by-christina-lauren-5-star-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailywaffle.com\/stage1\/autoboyography-by-christina-lauren-5-star-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Autoboyography by Christina Lauren| 5-star Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I wrote my initial Goodreads review of Autoboyography<\/a>, Christina Lauren\u2019s latest, about a month ago. I felt that urgency to capture my first thoughts and reactions after reading the book, giving it a 5-star rating. But I needed the last month to just sort of let it sit with me, because that\u2019s the kind of book Autoboyography <\/a>is. A book with so much hope, heart, and so much to think about. <\/span><\/p>\n

In Autoboyography<\/a>, Tanner Scott and his family have moved from the Bay Area to more conservative Utah. With the move, he also goes back into the closet on his bisexuality. As he wraps up his senior year of high school, he opts into a Seminar program in which students have four months to write a book. Tanner meets and ends up falling for Sebastian, who sold his Seminar novel the year before. The attraction is complicated by the fact that Sebastian is Mormon.<\/span><\/p>\n

Christina Lauren approaches this story with sensitivity and compassion, while capturing all the angsty joy of first love. Although Tanner doesn\u2019t run off at the mouth, there\u2019s definitely that “just can\u2019t shut up about your crush” vibe. Every little detail feels monumental. That kind of, \u201cOhmygod, I like him so much,do you think he likes me?He\u2019s so cute,did you see how his sleeves were rolled up,do you think he noticed me?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Autoboyography<\/a> also made me think a lot about some neighbors we had years ago, a Mormon family with 3 boys. At least one of them went to BYU. What if one of them had been gay or bisexual?\u00a0 <\/span>As an individual, how do you resolve the conflict between the belief system that informs your identity and instilled some key values in you, when it doesn’t make room for who you are completely? That’s what Sebastian is up against.<\/span><\/p>\n

Though Tanner is temporarily re-closeted, his confidence and joy in knowing who he is juxtaposed with Sebastian\u2019s struggle is heart-rending. Watching Sebastian wrestle with his feelings, and with his family, makes for some hand-to-heart sad moments. What\u2019s really striking is Christina Lauren isn\u2019t passing judgment on either side. Ultimately, Autoboyography is a wish put out into the universe with the hope that one day same-sex relationships will be recognized and not regarded as a sin. Amen to that. <\/span><\/p>\n

Although it starts to sound like a platitude, love is love.\u00a0<\/span>We all deserve to experience the highs and lows of young love, even when it\u2019s complicated, and might require bravery we don\u2019t know we have. I can\u2019t say I\u2019ve read a book that captures that better.<\/span><\/p>\n

Autoboyography comes out on September 12.<\/p>\n

Get it on Amazon<\/a> | iBooks<\/a>\u00a0| the Ripped Bodice<\/a><\/p>

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