Russel, Minh, and Gunnar meet a group of freegans, who forage for food in order to minimize their impact on the planet. Russel is drawn to one of them, but he seems to be hiding something. Things get even more complicated when Russel’s ex, Kevin, re-enters the picture.
Publisher’s Description:
Russel and his friends Min and Gunnar are laughing about something they call the Elephant of Surprise — the tendency for life to never turn out as expected. Sure enough, Russel soon happens upon a hot but mysterious homeless activist named Wade, even as he’s drawn back to an old flame named Kevin. Meanwhile, Min is learning surprising things about her girlfriend Leah, and Gunnar just wants to be left alone to pursue his latest technology obsession.
But the elephant is definitely on the move in all three of their lives. Just who is Wade and what are he and his friends planning? What is Leah hiding? And why is Gunnar taking naked pictures of Kevin in the shower?
Genre: Contemporary
Representation:
Gender:
Cis girls: Min, Leah
Cis boys, Russel, Gunnar, Kevin, Wade
Sexual Orientation:
Bisexual: Min
Queer: Leah
Gay: Russel, Kevin, Wade
Heterosexual: Gunnar
Romantic Orientation:
Not explicitly addressed.
Race/Ethnicity:
Japanese: Min
All the other characters are white.
Ownvoices: Queer