Books like The Vast Fields of Ordinary by Nick Burd
Dade Hamilton’s final summer at home is marked by a low‑level job at Food World, a concealed boyfriend, and parents on the brink of divorce. As he prepares for college, the hope of a new life keeps him grounded. Everything shifts when he meets the enigmatic Alex Kincaid; their evolving romance forces Dade to confront his sexuality, leading to a courageous coming‑out. The budding love also agitates Pablo, Dade’s boyfriend, creating a complex dynamic. A tragic event threatens to undo the fragile happiness, yet it compels Dade to draw on newfound strength and resolve to break free from his past and forge a hopeful future.
First publish date: 2009
Genre: LGBTQ+ Fiction/Gay Fiction
Authors: Nick Burd
★
★
★
★
★
3.7 (3 community ratings)
How are these books recommended?
The books recommended for The Vast Fields of Ordinary by Nick Burd are shaped by reader interaction. Votes on how closely books relate, user ratings, and community comments all help refine these recommendations and highlight books readers genuinely find similar in theme, ideas, and overall reading experience.
Have you read any of these books?
Your votes, ratings, and comments help improve recommendations and make it easier
for other readers to discover books they’ll enjoy.
Books similar to The Vast Fields of Ordinary (23 similar books)
Ari, a fifteen‑year‑old Mexican‑American with a brother in prison, meets Dante and a friendship sparks that forces him to confront his identity, family, and sexuality.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
When a copied email threatens to expose his hidden identity, sixteen‑year‑old Simon Spier must decide whether to protect his secret, save his friend, and risk a new, unexpected romance.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
In a chilly Chicago night, two high‑school teens sharing the name Will Grayson meet and intertwine, navigating friendships, first crushes, and the production of a spectacular musical while discovering their own identities.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A luminous twins’ story of love, loss, and family that follows Jude and Noah from carefree adolescence to a painful rift, as each seeks healing and a return to one another.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
OCD‑stricken Griffin mourns the loss of his first love, Theo, whose drowning death shatters his world and threatens to unravel the secrets he keeps.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Aaron Soto, a Bronx teen haunted by poverty and loss, seeks memory‑altering hope at Leteo Institute, finding unexpected love and a path to self‑acceptance.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Two Boys Kissing tells the true story of seventeen‑year‑old Harry and Craig as they attempt a 32‑hour kissing marathon to break a Guinness World Record, while other teens grapple with love, identity, and belonging.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A transgender middle‑school girl navigates her identity and friendship when she strives to play Charlotte in her class theater production, with help from her best friend to reveal her true self.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Russel Middlebrook, a high‑school student who thinks he’s the only gay kid, finds unexpected allies in a diverse group of LGBTQ classmates who form a geography club to stay invisible and learn the social terrain of their school.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Cameron Post, a gay teen from a conservative Montana ranch town, is sent to a conversion therapy center after her family demands she change her sexual orientation.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Three high‑school seniors navigate sexuality, family, and friendship while confronting love, betrayal, and acceptance.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
When best friends Tommy and Ozzie dream of leaving their small town, Tommy disappears, erased from everyone’s memories except Ozzie’s. In the wake of loss, Ozzie teams up with a reclusive classmate on a physics project and must confront a shrinking universe and falling feelings.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Eighteen‑year‑old Josh confronts the memory of his teacher’s molestation and the release of the offender, finally revealing the truth to his friends and seeking help to heal.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Teen pop star Oakley Ford struggles with a faltering career and a disintegrating family life, prompting his team to stage a fake relationship with the ordinary 17‑year‑old waitress Vaughn Bennett to smooth his public image.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Seventeen‑year‑old Janey King's life pivots when her parents separate and a senior asks her out, forcing her to re‑evaluate track, friendships, family and her own future.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A 1933 Obelisk Press novel portraying gay life in New York through unjudgmental portraits of artists and men, featuring characters Julian and Karel amid Harlem and Greenwich Village.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A poignant story of a love that transcends loss and confusion after the September 11 terrorist attacks, set in D.C. and centered on two young men trying to navigate the post-9/11 world while finding love with each other.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
At a senior party, Simon imagines life without his love interest and discovers the wonders of exploring new friendships.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Teenager Sprout moves from Long Island to Kansas after his mother’s death and navigates new friendships, a rugged landscape, and an emerging romance, all while grappling with his identity as a gay teen.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Two teenagers from opposite worlds—a rebellious Mohawk‑wearing 17‑year‑old and a 13‑year‑old gay boy expelled from his family—navigate lives of family dysfunction, drug abuse, and hate in California before a violent encounter forces them to confront prejudice and seek forgiveness.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Fifteen-year-old Jamie Bates hides his sexuality in high school. When a classmate discovers his secret, Jamie steals an experimental drug that promises to cure his attraction—and unleashes dangerous side‑effects that threaten his life, his love for Celia, and the fragile lies he’s built.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Skeptical seventeen‑year‑old Carson Speier finds purpose in Montana when he meets Aisha, an African‑American girl fleeing a troubled home; together they navigate family pain and self‑discovery.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Some Other Similar Books
Theλέven Outside by Scott HaworthLizard Radio by Patricia Pérez
Have a similar book in mind? Let others know!
Please login to submit books!