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3.56 AVERAGE
3.56 AVERAGE
2.5🌟
No lo suspendo porque me parece que tiene unos mensajes muy bonitos pero ya está. Los Will Grayson no me gustan hasta el final, el único que me gusta es Tiny pero sólo un poco ya que me llega a parecer algo irritante.
No lo suspendo porque me parece que tiene unos mensajes muy bonitos pero ya está. Los Will Grayson no me gustan hasta el final, el único que me gusta es Tiny pero sólo un poco ya que me llega a parecer algo irritante.
I am usualy pretty sceptical when it comes to John Green books because they are over-hyped. But this one THIS book was just well done. I want to go to those two authors and just say Well done!
While reading the book i laughed out laud so many times I lost the count. At the first half the book is very humorous and cute, the it gets a bit dark but at the end it's so beautiful and fantastic and absolutely amazing.
While reading the book i laughed out laud so many times I lost the count. At the first half the book is very humorous and cute, the it gets a bit dark but at the end it's so beautiful and fantastic and absolutely amazing.
for pretentius gay teens. nah me gustĂł bastante creo
I liked the audiobook but the songs weren't really an addition that worked for me as I'm not really a musical theatre person. It took me a little while to get into the story but I always enjoy books told from more than one point of view
I didn’t enjoy the switching perspectives, and the story just feels odd.
3.5 stars. It was a cute, sweet, teenager story, and not my normal genre but I would recommend it to some of my friends.
Ok, so at first I thought this was going to be my first one-star review, but it kinda grew on me??
For the first half or so I thought the book was terrible. I hated the writing style. I hated the way the dialogues were formatted. I hated the humour and disliked the characters; it seemed to me as if the authors were desperately trying to write young characters without remembering what it feels like to be young. I hated the friendship dynamics because they didn't really seem like friendship to me. It all seemed to rely very much on sarcasm and pessimism for sarcasm and pessimism's sake. Everything felt flat. Also I felt like nothing much was happening for half of the book.
I also really had an issue with the translated (Dutch) version I was reading. There were some translations where I felt like I knew what the original text had roughly been and the words used in the translation didn't sound right. I also spotted a few grammar and spelling mistakes that were definetely not on purpose.
But then things got interesting. The writing style improved. The translation wasn't as faulty anymore. The characters went through development and actually took shape in my head and everything got more depth. I found the ending cute and satisfying.
Had a tough time but it ended well!! Three stars, mostly for the second half.
For the first half or so I thought the book was terrible. I hated the writing style. I hated the way the dialogues were formatted. I hated the humour and disliked the characters; it seemed to me as if the authors were desperately trying to write young characters without remembering what it feels like to be young. I hated the friendship dynamics because they didn't really seem like friendship to me. It all seemed to rely very much on sarcasm and pessimism for sarcasm and pessimism's sake. Everything felt flat. Also I felt like nothing much was happening for half of the book.
I also really had an issue with the translated (Dutch) version I was reading. There were some translations where I felt like I knew what the original text had roughly been and the words used in the translation didn't sound right. I also spotted a few grammar and spelling mistakes that were definetely not on purpose.
But then things got interesting. The writing style improved. The translation wasn't as faulty anymore. The characters went through development and actually took shape in my head and everything got more depth. I found the ending cute and satisfying.
Had a tough time but it ended well!! Three stars, mostly for the second half.
Ugh. John Green and I are just not meant to be it seems.
With the exception of The Fault in Our Stars, John Green writes about one singular character, through the first-person lens. When I read Looking for Alaska last year, I was very impressed with his characterization and his writing in general. I thought it was wonderful, and exactly what I’ve been looking for. Fast forward and now I’ve read three of his books and I just have one thing to say, really: John, please, for the love of YA, write about someone other than the teenage version of yourself. All his characters talk the same, act the same, and like the same things. They have the same observations, the same “poignant” and “witty” voice as the last white privileged male character he wrote in his last book. There is nothing new here, with each book I read by him. I know I haven’t read them in chronological order, but I think one book about the same type of characters with the same voice is enough.
I have no read any David Levithan besides this book, so I don’t know if it’s the same repetitive thing with him or not, but I can tell you, because of this book, I will not be picking up anything else by either author.
Will Grayson, Will Grayson did everything wrong for me. From the very beginning I knew I wasn’t going to be a fan of the main character, Will Grayson 1. He had the same pseudo-intellectual not teen boy voice that I’m tired of. But I was willing to forgive that in favor of the LGBT themes, and possibly a good story. Maybe even a few tears, too. But as each new character was introduced I got simultaneously more bored and more angry.
I’m not happy with how the gay boys in this book were shown. All caricatures, not real depth. Not even Will Grayson 2. (Writing with free abandon and lack of fucks given to grammar does not make you edgy. It makes you annoying.) I didn’t like how the word “gay” was overused instead of other, more accurate words like “flamboyant”, “talkative”, “loud”, “gregarious”. Like, I get it. Tiny is gay and fat but THERE IS SO MUCH MORE to people than their sexual orientation or their size. Fuck you, John Green and David Levithan, for playing into the very fucking problem the LGBT and greater human society fights every fucking day.
I hated every character in this piece of crap with the exception of Will Grayson 1′s dad, and Will Grayson 2′s mom. Both were very loving and attentive parents who took an interest in their kids lives, and loved them no matter what. The one and only good thing to come out of this novel.
As for the other characters, if I met them in real life I would hate them. Will Grayson 1 is the most pretentious, snobby brat in the world, thinking that he’s too cool to give a crap about anything. Really, he’s just annoying. And he’s also a shitty friend who can’t look past physical features to see who people really are. And he only likes the girl when the girl doesn’t want him anymore. Will Grayson 2 is one of those people who brings negativity to every situation. No matter what, he will make you feel really awkward. Jane is one of those music hipster snobs who listen to bands you’ve never heard of, and looks down on you for not having heard of them. She dates a douchey douche guy, too. Maura is a revolting, vile, disgusting girl and I won’t say why for fear of spoilers. And Tiny is loud and obnoxious and self-centered, whilst pretending to be all about others. Really though, he has a terrible time listening to his friends and whines about dumb shit that could have been avoided if he had taken the time to listen to someone else.
Add all this to the nonexistent plot and I’m done. I just can’t anymore. Fans of John Green will no doubt love this. But I’m sick of reading about shitty characters who aren’t really new characters at all, treating everyone around them in a shitty way. The writing is tired and typical and the same crap we’ve seen time and time again. I’ve learned nothing new from this book about the world or about myself.
With the exception of The Fault in Our Stars, John Green writes about one singular character, through the first-person lens. When I read Looking for Alaska last year, I was very impressed with his characterization and his writing in general. I thought it was wonderful, and exactly what I’ve been looking for. Fast forward and now I’ve read three of his books and I just have one thing to say, really: John, please, for the love of YA, write about someone other than the teenage version of yourself. All his characters talk the same, act the same, and like the same things. They have the same observations, the same “poignant” and “witty” voice as the last white privileged male character he wrote in his last book. There is nothing new here, with each book I read by him. I know I haven’t read them in chronological order, but I think one book about the same type of characters with the same voice is enough.
I have no read any David Levithan besides this book, so I don’t know if it’s the same repetitive thing with him or not, but I can tell you, because of this book, I will not be picking up anything else by either author.
Will Grayson, Will Grayson did everything wrong for me. From the very beginning I knew I wasn’t going to be a fan of the main character, Will Grayson 1. He had the same pseudo-intellectual not teen boy voice that I’m tired of. But I was willing to forgive that in favor of the LGBT themes, and possibly a good story. Maybe even a few tears, too. But as each new character was introduced I got simultaneously more bored and more angry.
I’m not happy with how the gay boys in this book were shown. All caricatures, not real depth. Not even Will Grayson 2. (Writing with free abandon and lack of fucks given to grammar does not make you edgy. It makes you annoying.) I didn’t like how the word “gay” was overused instead of other, more accurate words like “flamboyant”, “talkative”, “loud”, “gregarious”. Like, I get it. Tiny is gay and fat but THERE IS SO MUCH MORE to people than their sexual orientation or their size. Fuck you, John Green and David Levithan, for playing into the very fucking problem the LGBT and greater human society fights every fucking day.
I hated every character in this piece of crap with the exception of Will Grayson 1′s dad, and Will Grayson 2′s mom. Both were very loving and attentive parents who took an interest in their kids lives, and loved them no matter what. The one and only good thing to come out of this novel.
As for the other characters, if I met them in real life I would hate them. Will Grayson 1 is the most pretentious, snobby brat in the world, thinking that he’s too cool to give a crap about anything. Really, he’s just annoying. And he’s also a shitty friend who can’t look past physical features to see who people really are. And he only likes the girl when the girl doesn’t want him anymore. Will Grayson 2 is one of those people who brings negativity to every situation. No matter what, he will make you feel really awkward. Jane is one of those music hipster snobs who listen to bands you’ve never heard of, and looks down on you for not having heard of them. She dates a douchey douche guy, too. Maura is a revolting, vile, disgusting girl and I won’t say why for fear of spoilers. And Tiny is loud and obnoxious and self-centered, whilst pretending to be all about others. Really though, he has a terrible time listening to his friends and whines about dumb shit that could have been avoided if he had taken the time to listen to someone else.
Add all this to the nonexistent plot and I’m done. I just can’t anymore. Fans of John Green will no doubt love this. But I’m sick of reading about shitty characters who aren’t really new characters at all, treating everyone around them in a shitty way. The writing is tired and typical and the same crap we’ve seen time and time again. I’ve learned nothing new from this book about the world or about myself.
Definitely a quintessential coming-of-age book filled with learning about yourself, and learning about all kinds of relationships. I think teens would enjoy this and how realistic it seems. HOWEVER, I really hated the emphasis on Tiny Cooper's size. Part of his identity is definitely owning it, though he does later say that he always thinks about it in relation to others. I think in 2021 this trait of Tiny's, and everyone's CONSTANT comments on it, would have been handled a little differently.
Though, teens can be jerks, so maybe the comments would be exactly the same now as in 2010.
Though, teens can be jerks, so maybe the comments would be exactly the same now as in 2010.
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated