But on August 8, everything changes, and Autumn has to rely on all her strength to move on. In the summer after graduation, Autumn and Finny reconnect and are finally ready to be more than friends. Growing up, Autumn and Finny were like peas in a pod despite their differences: Autumn is “quirky and odd,” while Finny is “sweet and shy and everyone like him.” But in eighth grade, Autumn and Finny stop being friends due to an unexpected kiss. They drift apart and find new friends, but their friendship keeps asserting itself at parties, shared holiday gatherings and random encounters. The finely drawn characters capture readers’ attention in this debut.Īutumn and Phineas, nicknamed Finny, were born a week apart their mothers are still best friends. California cool, gay bars, and stereotypically bizarre lifestyles become nearly irrelevent details: these people are a lot more real than Ken and Barbie, and their loyally and love-even under the tragic long shadow of the love-borne disease-are a triumph. Artful wordplay, wonderfully controlled use of the language of pop culture, and a story that seems about nothing much-but is, in fact, about very important things-make this a sad, happy, funny, and touching book. This is too much for M.S.A.L.M., who leaves, but comes back with a witch baby he's fathered then Duck leaves when a friend dies of what must be AIDS, but he also returns whatever 'happily ever after' means, they all plan to try to achieve it together. Then Weetzie makes a baby with Dirk and Duck, since My Secret Agent Lover Man is reluctant to bring a child into this trouble-filled world. Dirk meets Duck in a bar Weetzie is 'discovered' by 'My Secret Agent Lover Man' the four set up housekeeping, and also make movies, together. Weetzie and Dirk become best friends during expeditions to nightclubs, movies, and the beach then both find their true loves in true fairy-tale fashion-with the aid of a genie. Punk flower-child Weetzie and her gay friend Dirk adventure through Hollywood's plastic fantasy land, finding solace from life's cruelties in their own loving household.

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