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3.56 AVERAGE
3.56 AVERAGE
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
⭐️⭐️
Critical Score: C+
Personal Score: C-
In some ways, this book is bold and progressive. But in more ways, it’s dated and corny and embarrassing. Kind of like The Prom but without any catchy melodies, instead just pages of horrifically bad lyrics.
I tried reading this a few years ago, but I stopped after a few pages because I quickly realized I needed to be in a particular mood to tolerate how cringe it is.
This time, I powered through. I didn’t exactly struggle to read it; I didn’t find myself wanting to DNF or skim. It’s readable. But I can’t say enjoyable? Or maybe it is, but in spite of the fact that it’s a weak book that I don’t have any warm feelings towards?
The book reads like one long fat joke, but even the queer rep isn’t empowering enough. It does some things right, but there’s too much that’s off-putting for the book to feel like an accomplishment of queer lit. There’s bi erasure. The queer pov starts off insufferable, like a normie middle-aged person trying to write an “edgy” teen they don’t understand, but then he is suddenly a different kind of person who’s more likeable, so his development is poorly executed.
All the conflict is about relationship drama and theatre, so I couldn’t get myself to care much, even as I flew through the pages without skimming.
The ending is dumb and too sudden.
I did read this very quickly, in a little over a day, but only because it’s so short and easy, and because I didn’t want to spend much time on it.
You can tell the two authors went into this casually and didn’t have much in plot or theme to deliver.
So, this is a mediocre book. There’s some merit in the progressive intent, but pretty much everything else about it is messy.
Critical Score: C+
Personal Score: C-
In some ways, this book is bold and progressive. But in more ways, it’s dated and corny and embarrassing. Kind of like The Prom but without any catchy melodies, instead just pages of horrifically bad lyrics.
I tried reading this a few years ago, but I stopped after a few pages because I quickly realized I needed to be in a particular mood to tolerate how cringe it is.
This time, I powered through. I didn’t exactly struggle to read it; I didn’t find myself wanting to DNF or skim. It’s readable. But I can’t say enjoyable? Or maybe it is, but in spite of the fact that it’s a weak book that I don’t have any warm feelings towards?
The book reads like one long fat joke, but even the queer rep isn’t empowering enough. It does some things right, but there’s too much that’s off-putting for the book to feel like an accomplishment of queer lit. There’s bi erasure. The queer pov starts off insufferable, like a normie middle-aged person trying to write an “edgy” teen they don’t understand, but then he is suddenly a different kind of person who’s more likeable, so his development is poorly executed.
All the conflict is about relationship drama and theatre, so I couldn’t get myself to care much, even as I flew through the pages without skimming.
The ending is dumb and too sudden.
I did read this very quickly, in a little over a day, but only because it’s so short and easy, and because I didn’t want to spend much time on it.
You can tell the two authors went into this casually and didn’t have much in plot or theme to deliver.
So, this is a mediocre book. There’s some merit in the progressive intent, but pretty much everything else about it is messy.
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Very sweet book about friendship. I love the dual perspective and think the Wills are so funny because they are (or despite them being) sooooo teenage. The ending with the musical is really sweet.
Buenísimo, muy muy entretenido, ideal como lectura juvenil, aunque yo lo he disfrutado como una enana. Recomendable al 100%
“Maybe there's something you're afraid to say, or someone you're afraid to love, or somewhere you're afraid to go. It's gonna hurt. It's gonna hurt because it matters.”
Those who gave this book 1 or 2 stars simply did not understand it and for that I am sorry. At its time back in 2010 this book was groundbreaking. Not only does it feature multiple gay characters, it also has accurate representation of mental illness. This second part is where some of the negative reviewers got lost. Those who have never experienced depression have no idea what Levithan's version of Will was going through. How his pessimism and self-hatred was as ingrained in him as one's sense of self.
“i think the idea of a 'mental health day' is something completely invented by people 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 stuck fighting the fights we always fight, with no one really caring one way or another, unless we choose to bring a gun to school or ruin the morning announcements with a suicide.”
Maybe my opinion is biased because I loved Levithan's Will Grayson, the depressed gay high schooler because I connected with him in a way that I am unable to in most books.
In all honesty this book was cute. Yes I was disappointed by John Green's inability to create a character different from those who he has already written but overall it was still entertaining. I found myself laughing a lot and Tiny Cooper has to be the best character ever created because he is just so extra and dramatic and the story really revolved around him. I would love to see Tiny Dancer on broadway someday.
DNF at 45%
Yeah….no. I have never read a book with characters this unlikeable. I still continued reading tho because I hoped it would somehow get interesting / better but literally nothing happened. And what‘s with the body shaming in this?
Yeah….no. I have never read a book with characters this unlikeable. I still continued reading tho because I hoped it would somehow get interesting / better but literally nothing happened. And what‘s with the body shaming in this?
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Anything by John Green is my favorite and of course I loved this book. Thanks John and David
Another John Green book that perfectly captures the very roots of being vulnerable , friendship and love. Will Grayson ,Will Grayson is a young adults fiction book but is a fun read for anyone who wants to read about angsty teenagers trying to get friendship , love and life right.