PrivateTim

My tone was deliberate because I figured you wouldn't like my tone any better than I had liked yours, I was making a point. And Rory's landing in a family perfectly suited for him isn't unrealistic, I know three couples raising, or have raised, the offspring of one of the partners from either a previous marriage or a relationship. In one case it was almost identical to Rory's case except the mother who passed away wasn't all warm and fuzzy about her ex, she instead worked hard to keep her son away from his father as much as possible, but when she passed away the courts gave custody to the father. And even in a "perfectly suited family" life isn't easy as we saw with Rory and his father, teens are still teens and parents are still parents. If you had just wanted to discuss why you thought Rory was more childish and immature than Quinn or more or less believable, that would have been fine. It is a great topic and I am sure many people have opinions. I still like Taylor more than Quinn and find his unrealistic living situation more believable and his character more believable.

As someone who has worked with teens a lot too, I can assure you, you are wrong.... there, does make my statement right or any more correct than your assurance to me? Don't condescend or assume. Rory's self absorption was far less than Quinn's. Quinn's unbelievability didn't rest in fear or self loathing, it rested in making bad decisions at every turn, not know when to back off and when to press forward. Not one, not two, but just about every decision. Just because you don't know gay couples raising their gay offspring and/or gay cousins and gay nieces and nephews doesn't mean they are not out there. I know a good number of them actually. I also know a good number of gay couples raising their straight offspring in conjunction with either gay relatives or gay foster children. If you were a teen "not so long ago", may I suggest it is your experience that is limited?

I just finished Hello Stupid after having read The Ordinary Us and Desert Dropping..... Hello Stupid feels like the middle chapters of a story..... Why did Luke leave AZ? Living with a family that loves and accepts you in a place where a cold day is 60 degrees for a place where 35 is a warm day in winter?? What motivated Trina? I loved Hello Stupid and it confirms my belief that Taylor is cooler and more normal than Quinn, I just want four chapters before Chapter 1 and a couple dozen after Chapter 4, that isn't being unreasonable is it?

Eh... as if a bunch of people here haven't been in the closet... faced the same fears about family and friends.... faced the same rejections.... Taylor was more normal, purple hair and all, and more believable as a character..... but I'm not trying to change anyone's opinion of Quinn, just expressing my feelings about him.

Rory was more believable as a character, yes he made bad decisions, all teens, all people do. Quinn wasn't as believable because of the rapid shift in his character and behaviors. I loved Rory.... Quinn I wanted to put out of his misery....

Lem is about the best gay youth fiction story I've ever read. I think it has the perfect balance of real to life drama and situations I've ever seen. The characters were very three dimensional and well developed. I wish Milos would write more.

No, Rory is a teen.... Quinn was a mess.

Ah no, I've been following it on Nifty that only has through Chapter 32 posted....... Thanks for the heads up.

Did I miss something? Desert Droppings seems a good ways from being finished..... left unresolved is Rory going home, who will Rory (and Luke for matter) wind up with? Will Aaron get his just deserts? Just too much to walk away from.

Am I the only one who wanted to put a bullet between Quinn's eyes and just take him out of his misery? I mean he managed to piss off anyone who cared about him, misinterpreted all their actions, misread every look, thought only the worst and almost never made a good decision, he was almost 100% wrong 100% of the time. I mean what are the odds?