The Vast Fields of Ordinary

Nick Burd

May 2009 · Sold by Penguin

About this ebook

It's Dade's last summer at home, and things are pretty hopeless. He has a crappy job, a "boyfriend" who treats him like dirt, and his parents' marriage is falling apart. So when he meets and falls in love with the mysterious Alex Kincaid, Dade feels like he's finally experiencing true happiness. But when a tragedy shatters the final days of summer, he realizes he must face his future and learn how to move forward from his past.

Ratings and reviews

This book had me in tears when I finished it. I gave it 4 stars because of the way the story was told. It felt so real, tragic but real. I read this book right after reading "something like summer" and I found this to be far darker in all aspects. Definitely a good read, but if your thinking of reading it you should know up front that it's deep and profound and will have you in tears.

This was one of the first books i read while figuring out about my own sexuality and its a grest coming of age story. I always check in every year to see if the authors written anything since. This books very dear to me!

It was alright for me. It was well-written and there were some graphic parts that were unexpected but other than that, it was average for me.

About the author

Nick Burd attended the University of Iowa and received his MFA from The New School. He lives in Brooklyn, New York. The Vast Fields of Ordinary is his first novel.