The Otto Digmore Difference (The Otto Digmore Series) (Volume 1) - Softcover

Hartinger, Brent

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1542810337 ISBN 13: 9781542810333

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017

Synopsis

Book 1 in The Otto Digmore Series

"Road trip!"

Otto Digmore is a 26-year-old gay guy with dreams of being a successful actor, and he's finally getting some attention as a result of his supporting role on a struggling sitcom. But he's also a burn survivor with scars on half his face, and all indications are that he's just too different to ever find real Hollywood success.

Now he's up for an amazing new role that could change everything. Problem is, he and his best friend Russel Middlebrook have to drive all the way across the country in order to get to the audition on time.

It's hard to say which is worse: the fact that so many things go wrong, or that Russel, an aspiring screenwriter, keeps comparing their experiences to some kind of road trip movie.

There's also the fact that Otto and Russel were once boyfriends, and Otto is starting to realize that he might still have romantic feelings for his best friend.

Just how far will Otto go to get the role, and maybe the guy, of his dreams?

Author Brent Hartinger first introduced the character of Otto Digmore in 2005, in his Lambda Award-winning books about Russel Middlebrook. Back then, Otto was something pretty unusual for YA literature: a disabled gay character.

Now, more than a decade later, Otto is grown up and finally stepping into the spotlight on his own. The Otto Digmore Difference, the first book in a new stand-alone series for adults, is about much more than the challenges of being "different." It's also about the unexpected nature of all of life's journeys, and the heavy price that must be paid for Hollywood fame.

But more than anything, it's a different kind of love story, about the frustrating and fantastic power of the love between two friends. Praise for Brent Hartinger: 

"Hits the narrative sweet spot." 
-- NPR's All Things Considered 

"Downright refreshing." 
-- USA Today 

"Touching and realistic...hilarious." 
-- Kirkus Reviews

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Review

"It is beautiful and poignant and hits every pitch just right. More than once, and not even at particularly emotional moments, I was both laughing and crying over what a relief it was to know someone else out there gets it. ... For polished storytelling, brilliantly drawn characters, and finely crafted subtext, this gets [our highest rating]." -- Divine Magazine

"I loved this book ... [It] really digs deep into Otto - from his relationship with his scars and what they mean for his life to his feels on Russel, showbiz, his childhood and where he is in his life at age 26. Reading what motivates him was fascinating because he is the very different character in the Russel universe-which of course make the title of this book very appropriate. ... I'm eagerly looking forward to seeing where Otto goes from here."
-- Jeff and Will's Big Gay Fiction Podcast 

"Thanks, Brent, not just for making Otto's life better, but for touching my heart and making me feel so deeply." [Highest Rating]
-- Rainbow Book Reviews

"An engrossing, excellently written, at times poignant and at times funny story of a very important time in gay men's lives." [Highest Rating]
-- OJHeSay

"I absolutely adored it." [Highest Rating]
-- Mirrigold

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1542810337
• ISBN 13: 9781542810333
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 228