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July 10, 2008
1989: The adventure begins during the summer after his freshman year of college when Andy Stevenson accompanies his grandmother on a six-day trip to California to celebrate her brother’s fiftieth wedding anniversary. Once there, however, life becomes a series of comical faux pas with relatives who can’t remember his name, women who want to charge him $10 to put suntan lotion on their bodies and where a handsome young man kisses him at the anniversary party. It’s that kiss that starts a chain reaction in Andy and forces him to reevaluate what he thinks he knows, what society wants him to believe and why so many people in California are talking about his assets!

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"Kage Alan takes the familiar theme of the vacationing teen who suddenly sexually blooms, and tells it from the point of a gay teen in denial."

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Product Details

  • Paperback: 264 pages
  • Publisher: Zumaya Boundless (July 10, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1934135917
  • ISBN-13: 978-1934135914
  • Product Dimensions: 6 x 9 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,173,155 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Kage Alan resides in the Detroit area with his half-Asian & wholly domineering partner, and their fish, all of whom are affectionately named "fish". He spends his days writing, listening to music, and seeking out the almighty deity known only in hushed whispers as He-Who-Walks-Behind-the-Blu-Ray-Racks.

After spending 3 ½ years writing somebody else's book, Kage ventured out on his own and wrote his first comedy, "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to My Sexual Orientation". Work began on the sequel, "Andy Stevenson Vs. the Lord of the Loins," shortly after completing the first book, but revisions would be put on hold while touring to promote A Funny Thing... and the publication of the aforementioned somebody else's book he'd written. He is currently involved in releasing his 4th novel, "Gaylias: Operation Thunderspell", while writing his 5th one and planning the 6th.

Kage celebrates New Release Blu-Ray Tuesday each week, enjoys eating sushi, fibbing to his partner about what Blu-Rays he may or may not admit to picking up that week, making fun of people who work at Blockbuster, playing Laser Tag and attending Sci-Fi conventions. He has been featured in a Life Journey Tele-Course and his first comedy was used in a Gay Literature class at Grand Valley State University. Kage also boasts about having extensive useless knowledge of 80s b-movies as well as owning many of their rare CD Soundtracks.

 

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4.0 out of 5 stars Andy's coming-out is a "family affair", October 29, 2008
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This review is from: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to My Sexual Orientation (Paperback)
It's the summer of 1989, after Andy Stevenson's freshman year of college, and he hopes to make it memorable by escaping his same-old, same-old existence in a Detroit suburb, by accompanying his grandmother to a family event in Southern California. The sun, the beach, the music scene, and lots of "bodacious babes" ... what every 19 year old dreams of, right? But Andy also has some disturbing dreams related to the confusion about his sexual orientation, and is hoping the trip will clear things up for him, once and for all, even though he may not accept the answer that is offered.

Well written and laugh-out-loud funny throughout, although I would have preferred the situations not be quite so exaggerated, making it easier for teen readers dealing with coming-out issues to relate. But it is a fun, light read, and just the thing to brighten your weekend. Four aloe-coated stars out of five.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it from beginning to end., August 23, 2011
This review is from: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to My Sexual Orientation (Paperback)
I usuallly don't keep up with the books I try to read because I lose interest quick, but this book got me hooked since page 1. I was so entertained reading it I did NOT want it to end, I guess I got to buy the sequel.
I loved the fact I was able to relate to the main character's journey of discovery, but not only that I also enjoyed those moments I couldn't help myself and laughed outloud while going through the lines.
Highly recommended.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good Book, July 13, 2009
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I appreciated this book for it's honesty and humor. It made me confront biases I didn't even know I had, and laugh right out loud while doing it. Can't wait to read the sequel.
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