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Band Fags!
by: Frank Anthony Polito

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780758222657
ISBN: 0758222653
Label: Kensington
Manufacturer: Kensington
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 352
Publication Date: June 01, 2008
Publisher: Kensington
Sales Rank: 29113
Studio: Kensington

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'Ever since I first heard that Lionel Richie and Diana Ross song, `Endless Love,' all I've wanted is to find The One. Someone to love. Who will love me back.'

September, 1982. John Cougar's 'Jack and Diane' is on endless radio rotation, and Dallas and Dynasty rule the ratings. Jack Paterno is a straight-A student living in the Detroit suburb of Hazel Park, with his own Atari 5200, a Beta VCR, and everything a seventh-grader could ask for. The only thing he has in common with foul-mouthed Brad Dayton, who lives on the gritty south side near 8 Mile, is that both are in Varsity Band. Or maybe that's not the only thing. Because Jack is discovering that while hanging around with girls in elementary school was perfectly acceptable, having lots of girl friends (as opposed to girlfriends) now is getting him and Brad labeled as Band Fags. And Jack is no fag. Is he?

As Jack and Brad make their way through junior high and then through Hazel Park High School, their friendship grows deeper and more complicated. From stealing furtive glances at Playgirl to discussing which celebrities might be like that, from navigating school cliques to dealing with crushes on girls and guys alike, Jack is trying to figure out who and what he is. He wants to find real, endless love, but he also wants to be popular and 'normal.' But, as Brad points out, this is real life--not a John Hughes movie. And sooner or later, Jack will have to choose.

Filled with biting wit and pitch-perfect observations, Band Fags is an exhilarating novel about lust and love, about the friendships that define and sometimes confine us, and about coming of age and coming to terms with the end of innocence and the beginning of something terrifying, thrilling, and completely unpredictable.

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- Great Book
I bought this book after reading a review on a random blog. I am so happy that I read the review and purchased this book. Even though a child of the 80's will get a flashback, those born after will still get a great story. I was not a band geek, but after reading this, I kinda wish I were.

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- More than High School Band and the 80s, a real, touching story
From most of the reviews of "Band Fags!" I've read it seems like the two things that readers comment on are High School Band and the 80s. While both are a part of the book, the novel is so much more. This novel is about finding yourself and the friendships you gain and lose along the way. It examines the complexities of relationships in the turbulent high school years.

This is the coming-of-age and coming-out story of a high school "band fag" who grew up with his best friend in the suburbs of Detroit in the 80s. The plot tracks a typical high school experience from year-to-year. The novel examines characters that might be gay, don't want to be gay, think that they may be gay, are gay-for-a-day, and every other way a kid can questions his sexuality. High school for many is an isolating and confusing time for many teens as brilliantly illustrated by the novel. "Band fags" Jack and Brad try to avoid ... Read More

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- An engaging and thoroughly entertaining gay coming-of-age epic
First, a note to readers who may be turned off by the title: This book is not just about teens in high school band (for those not in the know, "band fags" has been used by kids in various cliques to describe all members of the high school band, not just gay ones). This novel includes a wide array of characters. As the old saying goes, "Never judge a book by its cover." That being said, "Band Fags" is a truly inspired title and, more important, a truly inspired book. And it is epic in size and scope, following its protagonist, Jack, from junior high through the day he leaves for college. The book is about Jack's inner turmoil, his struggle with his sexuality. And it's about friendship, from a best friend relationship through good friends and peripheral friends. The author brings to life fully realized and easily lovable characters. And he posits them in situations that are so very true to life. The primary thrust of the ... Read More

Rating:

- Great book
This book was so evocative of my high school days as a band fag. It was a compelling story, with great characters who I wanted to learn more about. I highly recommend reading this one.

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