A Very, Very Bad Thing, Jeffery Self
A Very, Very Bad Thing, Jeffery Self
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A Very, Very Bad Thing

Author: Jeffery Self

Narrator: Jeffery Self

Unabridged: 6 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/31/2017

Synopsis

From the author of Drag Teen, a startling novel about the complexities of identity -- and of truth.Marley is one of the only gay kids in his North Carolina town -- and he feels like he might as well be one of the only gay kids in the universe. Or at least that's true until Christopher shows up in the halls of his high school. Christopher's great to talk to, great to look at, great to be with-and he seems to feel the same way about Marley. It's almost too good to be true.There's a hitch (of course): Christopher's parents are super conservative, and super not okay with him being gay. That doesn't stop Marley and Christopher from falling in love. Marley is determined to be with Christopher through ups and downs-until an insurmountable down is thrown their way. Suddenly, Marley finds himself lying in order to get to the truth-and seeing the suffocating consequences this can bring.In A Very, Very Bad Thing, Jeffery Self unforgettably shows how love can make us do all the wrong things for all the right reasons-especially if we see them as the only way to make love survive.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Elle on March 08, 2018

When I first read A Very, Very Bad Thing, I thought I should have enjoyed it. But the more I think about this book and all it entails, the more confident I become that this is something a little worse – it is one of those lgbtq books that is not written for queer teens, but for those looking for a l......more

Goodreads review by Dean Ryan on February 08, 2022

CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT: 5 stars. PLOT: 3 stars. AUTHOR'S WRITING STYLE: 5 stars. Done reading A VERY, VERY BAD THING. This is the first LGBT book I bought and read to give respect for the Pride Month. The story centers on homophobia, which is ideally written for young adults in first-person perspectiv......more

Goodreads review by Peter on December 03, 2017

Omg this book! So powerful, so profound and so important. I’ll be posting my full review on my booktube channel at [URL not allowed]......more

Goodreads review by merr on March 26, 2025

This book follows Marley, a gay teenager who doesn’t want to be known as the gay kid. He doesn’t do sports, he doesn’t do theater, he just exists. And life is simple and boring for him. Until one day, a new family in town brings Christoper in his life. Christopher comes from a family where his dad i......more

Goodreads review by Rick on November 08, 2017

Listened to the audiobook, read by the author, Jeffery Self. Loved this story.......more

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