Almost Like Being in Love

Just about the happiest book I have ever encountered, plus I am a sucker for any kind of epistolary novel. The guys are all fabulous, the girls are all swell, and even when characters break up they remain BFFs. Little to no mention of any homophobia (seriously, two gay teenagers in a 1990s boarding school and nobody bats an eyelash?) and AIDS is mentioned only in passing. Lots of LOL lines and sweet romance of both the homosexual and heterosexual variety. I could have lived without the wisecracking 12 year old boy, but that's a minor complaint. Recommended for anyone who wants the literary equivalent of a lighthearted 1950s musical.

I LOVED THIS BOOK. I almost want to turn around and read it again. Immediately.

This book never gets old. One of the best love stories I've ever read—gay or straight—with humor and insanity in bucket loads.

2018 re-read: It's been years since I last read this, and it holds up surprisingly well.