Books: “How we Named the Stars” by Andres N. Ordorica
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“How We Named the Stars,” a first novel by Andres N. Ordorica, seems to check all the boxes: 1) first love 2) LGBT 3) Hispanic 4) first-generation college student and 5) young adult. Unfortunately that does not an entirely satisfying read make. The story is set in modern-day Ithaca, New York, where Daniel de la Luna, the young Mexican-American protagonist from California, shows up for his freshman year at Cayuga University (a thinly disguised reference to Cornell), a bit frightened and overwhelmed by the panache of his fellow students. Then he meets Sam, his roommate, also from California. Sam is an all-American extroverted—and yes studly—soccer player. Daniel, who never thought of himself as gay or straight, is properly gobsmacked and basically in lust.
Books: “How we Named the Stars” by Andres N. Ordorica
Books: “How we Named the Stars” by Andres N…
Books: “How we Named the Stars” by Andres N. Ordorica
“How We Named the Stars,” a first novel by Andres N. Ordorica, seems to check all the boxes: 1) first love 2) LGBT 3) Hispanic 4) first-generation college student and 5) young adult. Unfortunately that does not an entirely satisfying read make. The story is set in modern-day Ithaca, New York, where Daniel de la Luna, the young Mexican-American protagonist from California, shows up for his freshman year at Cayuga University (a thinly disguised reference to Cornell), a bit frightened and overwhelmed by the panache of his fellow students. Then he meets Sam, his roommate, also from California. Sam is an all-American extroverted—and yes studly—soccer player. Daniel, who never thought of himself as gay or straight, is properly gobsmacked and basically in lust.