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We Are Okay

  • 2017 first published
  • 234 pages
  • ★ 3.9 (8 ratings)
  • 7 editions

Published in 2017, We Are Okay is a sapphic fiction and LGBTQ+ young adult fiction novel by Nina LaCour. It deals with grief, college students, friendship and orphans.

Open Library readers give it an average of 3.9 out of 5 from 8 ratings, and 145 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 7 editions.

At about 234 pages, most readers finish it in 4–5 hours.

About We Are Okay

After leaving her life behind to go to college in New York, Marin must face the truth about the tragedy that happened in the final weeks of summer when her friend Mabel comes to visit.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Grief
  • College students
  • Friendship
  • Orphans
  • Grandparents
  • Universities and colleges
  • Loneliness
  • Homosexuality
  • Children's fiction
  • Young adult fiction, lgbtq+
  • Young adult fiction, social themes, friendship
  • Grandfathers
  • Colleges and universities
  • Lesbians

Quick answers

Who wrote We Are Okay?

We Are Okay was written by Nina LaCour and first published in 2017.

What genre is We Are Okay?

It is usually shelved as Lesbian & Sapphic Fiction and LGBTQ+ Young Adult.

How long is We Are Okay?

The median edition has 234 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to We Are Okay?

Readers who like it often enjoy You Should See Me in a Crown, The miseducation of Cameron Post and All Out.

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