We Are Totally Normal, Naomi Kanakia
We Are Totally Normal, Naomi Kanakia
3 Rating(s)
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We Are Totally Normal

Author: Naomi Kanakia

Narrator: Sunil Malhotra

Unabridged: 7 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 03/31/2020


Synopsis

In this queer contemporary YA, perfect for fans of Becky Albertalli and This Is Kind of an Epic Love Story, Nandan’s perfect plan for junior year goes awry after he hooks up with a guy for the first time.Nandan’s got a plan to make his junior year perfect, but hooking up with his friend Dave isn’t part of it—especially because Nandan has never been into guys.Still, Nandan’s willing to give a relationship with him a shot. But the more his anxiety grows about what his sexuality means for himself, his friends, and his social life, the more he wonders whether he can just take it all back.Is breaking up with Dave—the only person who’s ever really gotten him—worth feeling “normal” again?

About Naomi Kanakia

Naomi Kanakia has written three young adult novels. She also has some forthcoming books for adults, and her essays, short stories, and poetry have appeared all over the place. She grew up in Washington, DC, and she currently lives in San Francisco with her wife and daughter.


Reviews

Goodreads review by CW ✨ on February 22, 2020

EDIT: My full review is now up on my blog, The Quiet Pond. Important clarification about this book: Nandan is "not straight" by the end. I have read this book, and this is completely false. Nandan is queer. (view spoiler)[He ends up with Dave! (hide spoiler)] This is a queer book. Anyway, I'm writing a full review of this as we sp......more

Goodreads review by shriya on July 13, 2019

Read the full review here on my blog! First of all, I want to thank HarperTeen for sending me a review copy in exchange for an honest review. Second of all, I read this book in about an hour and a half. I was stuck on a flight from Philadelphia to Minneapolis and intended on sleeping for......more

Goodreads review by halfirishgrin on August 30, 2019

I am always here for queer South Asian MCs......more

Goodreads review by Fari on March 24, 2020

3.5* rounding up this time Thank you to hccfrenzy at harpercanada for providing me with an arc to review ! The MC does not decide he is straight in the end! Everybody truly took one reviewer’s interpretation of the book and completely ran with it, huh? It’s so, so unfair to read one white reviewer’s......more

Goodreads review by Layla on December 30, 2023

*Please do not let my star rating dissuade you from reading this book. It simply was not my cup of tea. I am Kurdish and queer and a big mess in general, but there are QPOC who feel the complete opposite way I feel. This story might be exactly what you need to read right now. I am so genuinely happy......more