A review by paigieodo
Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green, David Levithan

hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Man. This book is kind of a mess. 3 stars because it was fun and cute and there were many parts that I thought were so wonderful. I did really enjoy a lot of it. But also 3 stars because all of the other parts were not very good at all. All of the characters are indistinguishable. I would not be able to tell you who said or thought what if it weren't for the dialogue tags. They all talk in The John Green Way, which also happens to be the exact way that David Levithan writes characters, believe it or not. It's cute. And sometimes very heart-warming. Other times just straight up not good at all in kind of an embarrassing way. Occasionally, it would say something very hopeful and honest about love and relationships (more so the parts written by Green over the parts written by Levithan, sorry David). The ending was just honest-to-god terrible. A fun romp though. I don't recommend but I don't not-recommend, either.
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