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mckinlay's review against another edition
3.0
not my favorite of his but i liked a few of the stories.
julianna_schock's review against another edition
5.0
I love David Levithan's writing! He's so good and I love these kinds of books!
kadenmcguire's review against another edition
2.0
Most of the stories were very mediocre, and often samey. I didn’t like the writing style at all. The only story that I quite liked was Princes because of the sibling focus.
luluhope's review against another edition
2.0
The writing was phenomenal & some stories but others were boring as heck!
_wastelandbaby's review against another edition
3.0
STARBUCKS BOY - definitely my favourite one, cute story that convinced me to read whole book 5/5
MISS LUCY HAD A STEAMBOAT - i love the whole rhyme theme 4/5
THE ALUMNI INTERVIEW - it gave me too much emotions 5/5
THE GOOD WITCH - i'm not a fan of his prom stories 3/5
THE ESCALATOR, A LOVE STORY - just no 3/5
THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO MEET ON AIRPLANES - second favourite, just
sweet story 5/5
ANDREW CHANG - this one feels kinda unfinished, and another prom 2/5
FLIRTING WITH WAITERS - kinda sweet but not in my taste 3/5
LOST SOMETIMES - prom, again 3/5
PRINCES - one dancer with crush and his awesome brother, nice one 4/5
BREAKING AND ENTERING - just not doing it for me 3/5
SKIPPING THE PROM - hm, nothing special 3/5
A ROMANTIC INCLINATION - nope 2/5
WHAT A SONG CAN DO - love the ending 4/5
WITHOUT SAYING - i just got lost in that one 3/5
HOW THEY MET - awww too cute 4/5
MEMORY DANCE - another cute one 4/5
INTERSECTION - i already forgot this one 2/5
MISS LUCY HAD A STEAMBOAT - i love the whole rhyme theme 4/5
THE ALUMNI INTERVIEW - it gave me too much emotions 5/5
THE GOOD WITCH - i'm not a fan of his prom stories 3/5
THE ESCALATOR, A LOVE STORY - just no 3/5
THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO MEET ON AIRPLANES - second favourite, just
sweet story 5/5
ANDREW CHANG - this one feels kinda unfinished, and another prom 2/5
FLIRTING WITH WAITERS - kinda sweet but not in my taste 3/5
LOST SOMETIMES - prom, again 3/5
PRINCES - one dancer with crush and his awesome brother, nice one 4/5
BREAKING AND ENTERING - just not doing it for me 3/5
SKIPPING THE PROM - hm, nothing special 3/5
A ROMANTIC INCLINATION - nope 2/5
WHAT A SONG CAN DO - love the ending 4/5
WITHOUT SAYING - i just got lost in that one 3/5
HOW THEY MET - awww too cute 4/5
MEMORY DANCE - another cute one 4/5
INTERSECTION - i already forgot this one 2/5
sidneyellwood's review against another edition
4.0
[review written 2011]
Today my book was How They Met and Other Stories by David Levithan. I’ve been a fan of Levithan’s work for a while–he’s a great writer–and I felt like re-reading this book again, a collection of short stories.
Most of them were fantastic. Some were, of course, better than others. I think my favorite had to be the first one, Starbucks Boy, though I may be influenced by the love story of my favorite couple ever (Kurt and Blaine from Glee). I also liked the one where Rory and Roger met on the airplane. The last few stories weren’t all that great in my opinion.
I’ve read this book once before, but I love and appreciate it for its variety of stories across cultures, genders and places. It’s one of the books that show that love can happen anytime, anywhere.
Today my book was How They Met and Other Stories by David Levithan. I’ve been a fan of Levithan’s work for a while–he’s a great writer–and I felt like re-reading this book again, a collection of short stories.
Most of them were fantastic. Some were, of course, better than others. I think my favorite had to be the first one, Starbucks Boy, though I may be influenced by the love story of my favorite couple ever (Kurt and Blaine from Glee). I also liked the one where Rory and Roger met on the airplane. The last few stories weren’t all that great in my opinion.
I’ve read this book once before, but I love and appreciate it for its variety of stories across cultures, genders and places. It’s one of the books that show that love can happen anytime, anywhere.
nssutton's review against another edition
4.0
i should start by saying i'm not the type to sit down and read a bunch of love stories, that i've never before and sat down to read anything billed as such, let alone those intended for YA. but seriously, i laughed, i cried (i cried mostly because i thought about how i cried while listening to a song jestodd is playing at her wedding while reading these stories, but still, tears). the one about the airplane couple is my favorite.
luanndie's review against another edition
4.0
Historias cortas y entretenidas pero con una gran variación de calidad de unas a otras. Con un toque muy cercano, Levithan consigue hablar del amor en todas sus facetas, las bellas y las no tan bellas, presentando relaciones amorosas de todo tipo y sin olvidarse de los corazones rotos. En conjunto How They Met es una interesante recopilación ideal para los más románticos.
typesetjez's review against another edition
4.0
I'm finding it hard to rate this book because it is made up of so many separate stories. I want to rate Starbucks Boy a 5, How They Met a 4, Miss Lucy had a Steamboat a 2, and Good Witch a very indecisive 3. I love anything David Levithan writes, but some of these were good and some were great and some were phenomenal. I'm glad Starbucks Boy was first, because it caught my attention immediately. I loved every second of it. I read it while sitting uncomfortably on the floor of the train station and I kept turning to my friends to tell them what was happening or to read a line aloud or to express my wish to meet this amazing child with perfect gaydar. I loved it. And I liked reading How They Met and Intersection late at night when I was comfortable and relaxed.
Every story is different and every story reached me in a different way. And I rather enjoyed it all.
Every story is different and every story reached me in a different way. And I rather enjoyed it all.
allmadhere106's review against another edition
4.0
Levithan does it again! In this collection of short stories, Levithan writes about various couples in their own unique relationships. Sometimes the focus is on how they met and the romance around it, but sometimes the focus is on how the relationship dissolved and how they are moving on. Couples range from anywhere on the sexuality spectrum and I really love how Levithan doesn't tell the gender of the people right away in the stories. He gives some room for interpretation here and it's beautiful. Stories range from poignant to fuzzy to heartbreaking to beautiful.