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I came across Yeled Tov by Daniel M. Jaffe while reading an article the author wrote about his approach to writing. Set in the 1970's, the story focuses on Jake Stein during his final year of high school and first year at Princeton as he struggles with his attraction to men and how that conflicts with his Jewish faith. It struck a chord with me having spent 12 years in Catholic school and hearing that I was intrinsically disordered.(not that I even knew what it meant, although it sounded pretty bad) The book is now out of print, but I was able to obtain a copy thru my local library's interlibrary loan program.(which is amazing for anyone unfamiliar with it) I thoroughly enjoyed the book. Some parts had me laughing out loud at the things that went thru Jake's head, and remembering how I had much the same thoughts, and while the story takes a serious turn towards the end it ultimately ends on a positive note.