Wednesday, July 25, 2012

TWLC #1 "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan


Back of book summary:
"One cold night, in a most unlikely corner of Chicago, two strangers cross paths. Two Teens with the same name, running in to very different circles, suddenly find their lives going in new and unexpected directions, culminating in heroic turns-of-heart and the most epic musical ever to grace the high school stage."

I absolutely loved this book! Granted, the main reason I picked it out was because of John Green, but it is genuinely a great read. The two authors take alternating turns at telling the two stories, chapter by chapter.
It's a book about two teenage boys, both named Will Grayson. They are polar opposites. One is a depressed, homosexual boy whose only joy in life is his conversations with a stranger online. The other is a kid with only one real friend, Tiny Cooper. "Tiny Cooper not the world's gayest person, and he is not the world's largest person, but I [Will Grayson, 1] believe he may be the world's largest person who is really, really gay, and also the world's gayest person who is really, really large (Chapter 1, p 3)."
As you can see, it has very interesting and fun characters that are able to make you laugh.
About half-way though, the two Will Grayson's meet! YAY! But, it's in a porn shop...
This book was my second John Green Book (after Looking For Alaska), and he has this amazing ability. See when he writes, he's able to capture part of the human experience and put into words what it means to live and be human. That's what I love about John Green and his writing style. It's human-ness.

**4 out of 5 stars
Where to get it

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