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adelle_bookworm's review against another edition
4.0
Vůbec nevím, jak to ohodnotit. Čtyři, pět? Stejně to ještě třikrát změním...
Ten konec je nejkrásnější. Ten proslov. S klukama - aspoň s Harrym a Craigem - to mohl ještě trochu rozvinout, ale i tak jsem spokojená.
Až na ty chyby. To tak trhá oči...
Ten konec je nejkrásnější. Ten proslov. S klukama - aspoň s Harrym a Craigem - to mohl ještě trochu rozvinout, ale i tak jsem spokojená.
Až na ty chyby. To tak trhá oči...
leafblade's review
4.0
4.5/4.75
David Levithan if you had kicked my face repeatedly with a metal-pointed boot it would've hurt less than reading this book.
Nothing has made me feel this kind of connection with the LGBT+ people that came before me, and I'm sad because I feel like I've lost so much time *not* thinking about them. I will try to be conscious about it in the future.
(now I need a whole Ryan and Avery book)
David Levithan if you had kicked my face repeatedly with a metal-pointed boot it would've hurt less than reading this book.
Nothing has made me feel this kind of connection with the LGBT+ people that came before me, and I'm sad because I feel like I've lost so much time *not* thinking about them. I will try to be conscious about it in the future.
(now I need a whole Ryan and Avery book)
aliceb0505's review against another edition
5.0
Så bra! Jag blev glad, arg och ledsen när jag läste den och det måste vara det bästa med läsning, när man verkligen känner något.
beela's review against another edition
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
inook_u's review
3.0
3.5 stars this book was a let down for me, I liked the few points David leviathan wrote in the book, I honestly respected how he covered living your life for you. It was beautiful!! I wish he made a separate book that topic and on Cooper. It did not flow and the stories were just half done, also it took me longer than I thought to read this 200 page book, so that is saying something too. However I love the cover and I loved what he was trying to do. It was going to be a two rating but what he did in some parts brought it up 1.5
alicebme's review
5.0
You'll find a million quotes to push your head above the water and the past dispensing wisdom, cheering the present on. This is going in my library.
art1610's review
5.0
This was a quick read and it brought laughs and tears throughout it. The way this story is told, and is approached wasn't what I was expecting. it was refreshing to have these little paragraphs in between the actual story that was just an explanation or a plea for the main characters to do this or that.
Based on the summary I read, which wasn't the GoodReads one, I just expected 200 pages of a narration of 32 hours, 12 minutes, and 10 seconds of kissing. But, there was so much more than that.
There are eight character that we cross paths with in this story. Cooper, Peter, Neil, Craig, Harry, and Tariq.
Most of these characters are going through a point in their life where they have fear settled in the pit of their stomach and have to be brave enough to not let it consume their lives. But, others are the opposite. No fear for life or the lack thereof.
This story wasn't a love story, but it wasn't a falling out either. It was hope. throughout these 200 pages, hope was in them, even when everything felt hopeless.
And even though what I'mm saying makes no sense (Its 4 in the morning leave me alone -_-) I do recommend reading this book. I enjoyed it very much.
Based on the summary I read, which wasn't the GoodReads one, I just expected 200 pages of a narration of 32 hours, 12 minutes, and 10 seconds of kissing. But, there was so much more than that.
There are eight character that we cross paths with in this story. Cooper, Peter, Neil, Craig, Harry, and Tariq.
Most of these characters are going through a point in their life where they have fear settled in the pit of their stomach and have to be brave enough to not let it consume their lives. But, others are the opposite. No fear for life or the lack thereof.
This story wasn't a love story, but it wasn't a falling out either. It was hope. throughout these 200 pages, hope was in them, even when everything felt hopeless.
And even though what I'mm saying makes no sense (Its 4 in the morning leave me alone -_-) I do recommend reading this book. I enjoyed it very much.
magikspells's review against another edition
4.0
The title of this book is highly accurate and highly misleading at the same time. Despite this, it's been a long time since I read something that has a purely emotional voice. I think the author does a fantastic job at giving voice to the narrator while collectively personifying the past. And now I realize I've been neglecting so possible awesome books by David Levithan. His writing is so easy to fall into unlike some of the cheese of some of John Green's books. I can't dislike either author though, I really enjoyed [b:Will Grayson, Will Grayson|6567017|Will Grayson, Will Grayson|John Green|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1368393890s/6567017.jpg|6759965]. It's just different styles, both enjoyable in their own way.
I just like to pick up something different and unrelated to a series every now and then, you know.
I just like to pick up something different and unrelated to a series every now and then, you know.
protoman21's review
4.0
I'm glad books like this are being written, and I enjoyed seeing several perspectives on what it is like to be a young gay man today, and although I wasn't a big fan of the ghost narrators of gay men past, I did like that history was represented and you got an idea of what came before and how it was vastly different and hard in different ways.
Craig and Harry are the central characters in the story, though their big dramatic gesture took away from their personal moments because they couldn't speak to their families. I love world records and contests of endurance though, so this was the storyline that kept me the most interested.
Cooper's story was painful in its reality. You could see the pain in his every action, but also the truth in them as well. Levithan didn't shy away from presenting the ugly side of a young man's mind and what depths he will sink to in order to feel something.
Ryan and Avery's story was cute and it was fun seeing a gay couple meet and flirt just like a straight couple or any couple would. The transgender issue was touched on here, but a big deal was not made of it, which is ok, since it doesn't have to be a big deal and maybe that was the point Levithan was making, but it just seemed to be skimmed over rather quickly. I was happy to see the intense bullying scene resolved in a realistic way.
The thing that stood out the most to me in Neil and Peter's story was when Neil came out to his family. Even though they already knew and it was just an unspoken thing between them, it was very powerful to see him confront them about it and make them speak the words out loud. I was crying to myself when his mother finally broke down that last wall and admitted the truth.
A very important book and one that throws itself out there in a way that cannot be denied. I wish everyone could read this book with an open mind and heart.
Craig and Harry are the central characters in the story, though their big dramatic gesture took away from their personal moments because they couldn't speak to their families. I love world records and contests of endurance though, so this was the storyline that kept me the most interested.
Cooper's story was painful in its reality. You could see the pain in his every action, but also the truth in them as well. Levithan didn't shy away from presenting the ugly side of a young man's mind and what depths he will sink to in order to feel something.
Ryan and Avery's story was cute and it was fun seeing a gay couple meet and flirt just like a straight couple or any couple would. The transgender issue was touched on here, but a big deal was not made of it, which is ok, since it doesn't have to be a big deal and maybe that was the point Levithan was making, but it just seemed to be skimmed over rather quickly. I was happy to see the intense bullying scene resolved in a realistic way.
The thing that stood out the most to me in Neil and Peter's story was when Neil came out to his family. Even though they already knew and it was just an unspoken thing between them, it was very powerful to see him confront them about it and make them speak the words out loud. I was crying to myself when his mother finally broke down that last wall and admitted the truth.
A very important book and one that throws itself out there in a way that cannot be denied. I wish everyone could read this book with an open mind and heart.