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LGBTQ+ Young Adult

Flamer

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  • 2020 first published
  • 368 pages
  • ★ 3.2 (4 ratings)
  • 2 editions
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Mike Curato's Flamer (2020) is an LGBTQ+ young adult fiction novel. Key subjects include camps, gay teenagers, closeted gays and Infatuation.

Open Library readers give it an average of 3.2 out of 5 from 4 ratings, and 69 more have it on their want-to-read list.

At about 368 pages, most readers finish it in 6–7 hours.

About Flamer

*I know I’m not gay. Gay boys like other boys. I hate boys. They’re mean, and scary, and they’re always destroying something or saying something dumb or both.* *I hate that word. Gay. It makes me feel . . . unsafe.* It's the summer between middle school and high school, and Aiden Navarro is away at camp. Everyone's going through changes―but for Aiden, the stakes feel higher. As he navigates friendships, deals with bullies, and spends time with Elias (a boy he can't stop thinking about), he finds himself on a path of self-discovery and acceptance.
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Awards & lists

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Tropes

Subjects

  • LGBTQ young adult
  • Lambda Literary Awards
  • Lambda Literary Award Winner
  • Coming out, Sexual orientation
  • Camps
  • Gay teenagers
  • Closeted gays
  • Infatuation
  • Bullying
  • Teenagers
  • Suicidal behavior
  • Identity, Psychology
  • Self
  • Catholic Church
  • Sortir du placard, Homosexualité
  • Bandes dessinées

Quick answers

Who wrote Flamer?

Flamer was written by Mike Curato and first published in 2020.

What genre is Flamer?

It is usually shelved as LGBTQ+ Young Adult.

How long is Flamer?

The median edition has 368 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Flamer?

Readers who like it often enjoy Am I blue?, More Happy Than Not and Anything Could Happen.

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