David Inside Out in Queereaders

Aug 25, 2009 Thomas rated it really liked it

Shelves: realistic-fiction, young-adult, lgbtq, romance

"David Inside Out" is about David Dahlgren, a likeable young man that might just be gay. He is struggling to accept the fact though, in fact, he is doing everything to avoid it. He dates a girl, avoids his gay best friend, and has a rubber band to snap himself with whenever he has innapropriate thoughts. Suddenly, one of his track teammates who he has had a crush on, Sean, starts to show some feelings toward David too. While it seems like a good thing at first, this bond may not be the best thin ...more

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Aug 03, 2012 Scott rated it really liked it

Shelves: homo-lit

Here's a rant about how we all judge books by their covers:

I was given an uncorrected proof of "David Inside Out" at some nerdy English teacher conference and it sat on my shelf for a few years. The cover is AWFUL! I am always looking for recommendations I can make to my teen students struggling with coming out. No potentially gay kid would carry this book around. Look at that dumb cover. Hell, Bantle even discusses the stigma of being seen with the movie "My Beautiful Launderette," or gay book ...more

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Aug 26, 2009 Jennifer Wardrip rated it really liked it

Shelves: read-by-other-reviewers, trt-posted-reviews

Reviewed by Lauren Ashley for TeensReadToo.com

DAVID INSIDE OUT was a book that I'd been looking forward to reading for awhile and I'm grateful I was given the chance to review it. It's a very fast read: I got so caught up in the story, I was able to finish it in only one day.

David's best friend, Eddie, comes out as gay and shows that he doesn't care - it's just the way he is. David, on the other hand, pushes him away so people won't call him "gay by association" if you will, and pretends that he ...more

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Sep 15, 2011 Stephen rated it liked it

Shelves: teen-reads, gay, z-read-in-2011, z-read-in-2009, gay-high-schoolers

David is having trouble controlling where his eyes go in the locker room after cross-country practice; more importantly he's having trouble with what that means. He's also having trouble understanding why his best boyhood buddy feels the need to be so open about being gay, and why his team mate and current crush Sean is so adament about denying his feelings, even after they...

This book is an enjoyable quick read and the characters are likeable enough. It's nice to see a more up to date version o ...more

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Sep 19, 2013 L Cam rated it it was ok

Shelves: ya-lgbtqia-themes, mm-contemporary-romance-erotica

I'm honestly not quite sure what to make of this book. I may have to give it time and then reread it. I did understand the struggles David went through as the main character, but a lot of it seemed unrealistic. Or maybe it was so realistic that it was a little extreme? I don't know. I'll have to reread it one of these days. ...more

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