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Desire Lines

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This book not only is poorly written, but it also is not a good story. I understand the need to exploit how hatred can ruin something good, like the relationshipo between the two girls, however this is beyond morose and shows no hope for the future. I would highly recommend for GLBTQ teenagers NOT to read this book. This is not a book that you pick up, hate the ending, but understand why it had to be. The way it played out was indescribably bad.

Let's be honest-- Desire Lines is not a well-written book. But with that same honesty, let's admit that the book is absolutely awe-inspiring in the feeling it leaves you with. Living in the midwest, I walked through my house after finishing it, numb; I brought it to school as passed it around among my firends who have the same concerms I do. I recomended it to every English teacher I could talk to. I want to make it a requirement for joining the GSA I head... This book is important because it makes you think about the way things can get out of control; it makes you think of a phrase I assume originated from an Amnesty tee shirt: 'The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for enough good people to do nothing...;' it makes me paraphrase Kim Gordon and say you take a look at all the hate, it makes you feel very up-to-date...

Besides being thought provoking this book is exceptionally well written. I agree with everything Booklist said. It's a gut wrenching story about a basically likable kid making the wrong choices. Bravo to Mr. Gantos for finally writing a story about a realistic teen who struggles with his conscience and doesn't do the right thing.

I remember reading this years ago in high school, it is quite a depressing view on our world today. On the other hand I have never forgotten the tragic story and it has stayed with me since the five or so years since reading it. I wouldn't say that it was a great book for the glbt community, but it had a great story. I remember feeling such hatred for the main character and I wanted him to stop what he was doing. I would like to read it again to see how it affects me now.

I really enjoyed this book. It does have a bit of a dystopia ending, yet i think it is really well written. Someone else's comment said they thought it was something out of the 50's, I can sortof understand how they might come to that conclusion, but, another more plausible reason (I think) is that the town where this happens is a small town, not a big city or anything, and in small towns like this, storys like this are much more likly to play out. I agree that the ending is a little exaderated, or played up, but overall I thought that this story was very well portrayed.

it paints an unnecessarily grim picture of what it's like to be gay or lesbian. It reads like something out of the 50s--The Children's Hour or something. Nasty. And as other reviewers said, not even well-written.

When I started reading this book, I thought it would be somewhat like Jack's New Power, or Heads or Tails, books I really enjoy. But as I read on, I realized that this wasn't going to be a drive through a country of humor. It's a serious, thoughtful book about what some people are like and what they go through. It's very different, but like his other books, I enjoyed it greatly

Shove this into your kitchen pantry (a pantry is a little spot in the kitchen where you store dry food that doesn't need to be refrigerated. the food in my pantry is simply delicious, especially these cute little candy snowmen. Oh, it's such a shame you have to eat them because they're so adorable! but they taste so good!... er just in case you didn't know) but anyway... the people in this book are mean! Oh and all the protagonist talks about in the first chapter are lines. I know that the book is called "Desire Lines" but still! Oh, but the writing is terrific! =p Hee hee hee!!!!!