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Almost Like Being in Love

  • 2004 first published
  • 353 pages
  • ★ 3.8 (4 ratings)
  • 7 editions

Steve Kluger's Almost Like Being in Love (2004) is an M/M romance and gay fiction novel. It deals with first loves, middle-aged men and gay men.

Open Library readers give it an average of 3.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, and 26 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 7 editions.

At about 353 pages, most readers finish it in 6–7 hours.

About Almost Like Being in Love

A high school jock and nerd fall in love senior year, only to part after an amazing summer of discovery to attend their respective colleges. They keep in touch at first, but then slowly drift apart. Flash forward twenty years. Travis and Craig both have great lives, careers, and loves. But something is missing .... Travis is the first to figure it out. He's still in love with Craig, and come what may, he's going after the boy who captured his heart, even if it means forsaking his job, making a fool of himself, and entering the great unknown. Told in narrative, letters, checklists, and more, this is the must-read novel for anyone who's wondered what ever happened to that first great love.
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • First loves
  • Middle-aged men
  • LGBTQ romance
  • Lambda Literary Awards
  • Lambda Literary Award Winner
  • Contemporary romance
  • Gay lgbtq+
  • Gay men

Quick answers

Who wrote Almost Like Being in Love?

Almost Like Being in Love was written by Steve Kluger and first published in 2004.

What genre is Almost Like Being in Love?

It is usually shelved as M/M Romance and Gay Fiction.

How long is Almost Like Being in Love?

The median edition has 353 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Almost Like Being in Love?

Readers who like it often enjoy Written in the Stars, Red, White & Royal Blue and Call Me by Your Name.

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