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In Will Grayson, Will Grayson, John Green and David Levithan had me laughing out loud and cringing at the same time as I followed two boys, both named Will Grayson, and their quests to survive high school, find friendship, and grow up--whatever that means. Witty, cynical and irreverant, this book is definitely for older teens with its snarky jokes about sex, relationships and life.
I. Loved. This. Book. Will Grayson is awesome. And so is Will Grayson. And Tiny Cooper is my freakin' hero.
I admit, I wasn't so sure at the beginning. I liked the first Will Grayson (by first, I mean the first narrator in the book), but the second Will Grayson was a real downer with his serious, clinical depression and his generally pessimistic and pissed off view of the world. But both of them drew me in. I wondered briefly, at about halfway through the book, "Where is this story going?" Mostly ...more
I admit, I wasn't so sure at the beginning. I liked the first Will Grayson (by first, I mean the first narrator in the book), but the second Will Grayson was a real downer with his serious, clinical depression and his generally pessimistic and pissed off view of the world. But both of them drew me in. I wondered briefly, at about halfway through the book, "Where is this story going?" Mostly ...more
This was a page turner, for sure. Some of the scenes felt a little recycled from past books by the same authors. An off the cuff hunt for a mysterious concert (Nick and Norah's anyone). A story about many people with the same name (Abundance of Katherines...) That said, the characters were charming, many parts were laugh out loud funny, and great to find books with gay teens that are not just love triangles between gay guy, straight best friend, and girl.
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The premise of this story about two characters named Will Grayson whose lives intersect and the Chicago setting pulled me in right away. I warmed immediately to Will Grayson #1, a reasonably well-adjusted teen living in Evanston who heads downtown to purchase a fake ID so that he can get into clubs, but it took me 100 pages to begin to care for Will Grayson #2, a snarky, depressed, gay teen from Naperville. Unlike some other readers, I found Tiny Cooper's self-absorbed best friend character beli
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I love you Tiny Cooper, and if you will have me in your play, I'd take any role, even Jane (who deserved more development in this book). Thank you for making me laugh and sing and appreciate you. Keep falling.
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There are not enough stars to describe how much I loved this book. Reading the story in two voices, written by two different authors, made the characters seem very real to me. I knew I would love John Green's part, but hadn't read anything by David Levithan before this. He did not disappoint. I would change my name to Will Grayson to let Tiny Cooper know how much I love him.
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