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Will Grayson, Will Grayson
by John Green, David Levithan
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I wish I would've read this book when I was in high school because I think I would've really related to it and felt seen, but it just didn't hit the same way since I'm in my thirties. Obviously not the fault of the book or authors, but it did affect my rating.
I went into this book basically blind, I just knew that there would be 2 Will Graysons and they were going to meet. I really enjoyed reading both POVs, they were so different and had their own problems. I had some issues mixing them up at first, but it got easier as the book went on. I know some people didn't like that one of the will graysons was written in all lowercase, but it didn't bother me.
I was surprised how long it took for the Wills to meet and I do wish they would've met earlier and that the book focused more on their relationship than following the 2 characters separately even after they met. It just wasn't what I expected which was more of 2 dudes becoming BFFs because they have the same name. I did like seeing how each Will grew and developed from their meeting.
What Maura did to lowercase will totally broke my heart. While reading it, I totally related to will at that point and I know it would've crushed me if I'd had to go through that. I also felt like it was realistic. I could 100% see some of the people I went to high school with doing something like that and justifying it in the same way she did.
I also related to Uppercase Will's romantic storyline. When I was in high school, I also had issues with both wanting and not wanting to be dating people and struggling with figuring out what I actually wanted instead of what the norm was or what people wanted me to do.
Tiny was such a fun character. I liked that he had insecurities even though he was so extroverted and you wouldn't tell just by looking at him. I didn't really need the whole musical storyline, but I get why it was there, it felt juvenile, but it's high school, so it wasn't necessarily a bad thing.
I thought the ending with all the different Will Graysons was cheesy and far-fetched, but also really cute. I smiled when I realized it. I also love that they showed that lowercase will still had love for Tiny even if they didn't make a good couple. I wish this was in books more because someone can still be a good person and a good friend even if romantically it doesn't work and sometimes it sucks to lose those people.
I've read other books by both of these authors and I have more from both on my TBR, so I'll read more from them, but this book didn't make me itch to read anything by them right away. I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone I know now, but like I said, this would've hit for me in high school, so I'd absolutely recommend it to someone in that age range that is queer or just feels like they don't belong.
I went into this book basically blind, I just knew that there would be 2 Will Graysons and they were going to meet. I really enjoyed reading both POVs, they were so different and had their own problems. I had some issues mixing them up at first, but it got easier as the book went on. I know some people didn't like that one of the will graysons was written in all lowercase, but it didn't bother me.
I was surprised how long it took for the Wills to meet and I do wish they would've met earlier and that the book focused more on their relationship than following the 2 characters separately even after they met. It just wasn't what I expected which was more of 2 dudes becoming BFFs because they have the same name. I did like seeing how each Will grew and developed from their meeting.
I also related to Uppercase Will's romantic storyline. When I was in high school, I also had issues with both wanting and not wanting to be dating people and struggling with figuring out what I actually wanted instead of what the norm was or what people wanted me to do.
Tiny was such a fun character. I liked that he had insecurities even though he was so extroverted and you wouldn't tell just by looking at him. I didn't really need the whole musical storyline, but I get why it was there, it felt juvenile, but it's high school, so it wasn't necessarily a bad thing.
I've read other books by both of these authors and I have more from both on my TBR, so I'll read more from them, but this book didn't make me itch to read anything by them right away. I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone I know now, but like I said, this would've hit for me in high school, so I'd absolutely recommend it to someone in that age range that is queer or just feels like they don't belong.