Nandan is not one of the popular kids, but he hangs out often with the 99, the roughly hundred students who make up those kids everyone want to hang out with at school. With his junior year starting, Nandan is looking forward to making this the perfect year, by finding himself back in the good graces of his former girlfriend, Evone. And this plan will require turning bow-tie Dave into one of the popular kids.
His plan goes awry, however, when Nandan finds himself hooking up with Dave and discovering that sex with guys is actually kind of fun, and suddenly new doors open up for Nandan that were closed before. His friendship with Evone and the other girls becomes closer. His friend Pothan is jealous. His other friend Henry is glad that there is another gay guy at school. And now Nandan is the talk of the town. As he and Dave continue to see each other, Nandan pursues his initial plan of connecting Dave and Mari together, so that through them Nandan can solidify his foothold in the popular circle.
Unfortunately for Nandan, the more Dave feels confident about their relationship, the less Nandan enjoys it. Is he really gay? Why does he think of girls every time he has sex with Dave? Is being popular worth the heartache he's getting from being with Dave? What does it mean to be normal?
Filled with parties and fairly descriptive sex scenes, We Are Totally Normal explores concepts of identity and what it means to be in a relationship, regardless of the gender or the identity of the persons involved. The characters often feel flat, but the underlying message is one that will resonate with fans of realistic fiction.
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