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I'm not sure why I held off reading Will Grayson, Will Grayson for as long as I did. Something about me rebelled against the story - maybe it was the fact it was written by two authors or maybe the summary didn't jive for me... but after reading titles by both authors (And LOVING them) I decided to take the plunge.
Willx2 did not disappoint, people. This book has been reviewed, and then reviewed and chatted about some more, so let me talk to those of you who are on the fence, or just a bit disint ...more
Willx2 did not disappoint, people. This book has been reviewed, and then reviewed and chatted about some more, so let me talk to those of you who are on the fence, or just a bit disint ...more
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"i think the idea of a 'mental health day' is something completely invented by poeople who have no clue what it's like to have bad mental health. the idea that your mind can be aired out in twenty-four hours is kind of like saying heart disease can be cured if you eat the right breakfast cereal. mental health days only exist for people who have the luxury of saying, "i don't want to deal with things today' and then can take the whole day off, while the rest of us are ...more
"i think the idea of a 'mental health day' is something completely invented by poeople who have no clue what it's like to have bad mental health. the idea that your mind can be aired out in twenty-four hours is kind of like saying heart disease can be cured if you eat the right breakfast cereal. mental health days only exist for people who have the luxury of saying, "i don't want to deal with things today' and then can take the whole day off, while the rest of us are ...more
I finished this in eight hours. I loved every word. And boy, do I love Tiny Cooper.
Like all of John Green's other books, this one was richly funny, while tackling serious social issues. It was so important that multiple key characters in the book were gay; the bullying and suicide of GLBTQ teens is high school issue that Green both had a responsibility to which to lend his very popular name, and it is also an issue that my own book club has discussed. I loved everything about Tiny Cooper (I kept picturing him as Omar Benson Miller, which also helped me love him). However, the
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This was my 2nd venture into John Green's world. If I hadn't read The Fault In Our Stars first, this may have gotten a 5 star rating, but this just isn't on the same level. It's incredibly good. Your heart breaks for the characters as they experience their own heartbreak. Very good.
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I quite enjoyed this book, a story about two teenage boys named Will Grayson who meet each other. Told in alternating chapters, each Will Grayson gives their POV on their lives, their friends/family and about growing up/learning to love.
I really wanted to like this, but it was kind of disappointing. Capitalized, straight Will Grayson was too predictable, too annoyingly "alternative," like over-the-top "Juno"-esque alternative mixed with pseudo indie for the non-indie like "(500) Days of Summer." Lowercase, gay Will Grayson was far more interesting, and I did love the culmination of Tiny Cooper's musical at the end. But really, it was hard for me to hold my attention to this book. I expected better.
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Aug 12, 2013
Christina, Join Me on Storygraph!
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I loved the concept behind this story, in which different authors write the different POVs. I wasn't super into the story but am glad I stuck with it because the end was fantastic!
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Jan 10, 2011
Kate McCartney
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it was amazing
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Dec 14, 2011
Jessica (BlogEared Books)
marked it as to-read
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