Elly says Putting Makeup on the Fat Boy is a weird book. I think she’s a 13 year old girl who does not understand gay high school boys who like makeup. I really enjoyed the book, even if it seemed like Carlos was really, really well-adjusted while his sister (who is straight) was not. How many poor, Hispanic, gay, high school students in NYC are THAT well-adjusted ? He seemed almost too good to be true. His life too Cinderella perfect. (Except he doesn’t get the boy. Oops, spoiler.)