- Hardcover: 224 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollinsChildren'sBooks; 1st edition (7 Feb 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0007191375
- ISBN-13: 978-0007191376
- Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 13.4 x 2.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 162,979 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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“This wacky, charming, original story is never outrageous, and its characters are fresh, real, and deeply engaging. In its blithe acceptance and celebration of human differences, this is arguably the most important gay novel since Nancy Garden's Annie on My Mind; it seems to represent a revolution in the publishing of gay-themed books for adolescents.” Booklist, starred review
“A provocative and important read for all young adults, gay and straight.” School Library Journal, starred review
“In a genre filled with darkness, torment, and anxiety, this is a shiningly affirmative and hopeful book; it’s fitting that the final sentence is “And I think to myself, What a wonderful world.” It may not quite be reality as any of its readers experience it, but, then, that’s what fiction’s for.” The Bulletin, starred review
"With wry humor, wickedly quirky and yet real characters, and real situations, this is a must." Kirkus Reviews
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Love meets love. Confusion meets clarity. Boy meets boy.
“There isn’t really a gay scene or a straight scene in our town. They all got mixed up a while back, which I think is for the best… And whether your heart is strictly ballroom or bluegrass punk, the dance floors are open to whatever you have to offer. This is my town.”
Meet PAUL. Gay his whole life, and finding love as wonderful, confusing and heartbreaking as every other teenager in his high school.
Meet Paul’s friends:
JONI – his best friend, who may not be his best friend any more;
TONY – his other best friend who can’t leave the house unless his parents think he’s going on a date… with a girl;
INFINITE DARLENE – homecoming queen AND star quarterback in the football team;
KYLE – the ex-boyfriend who won’t go away;
RIP – the school bookie who sets the odds;
And NOAH – the boy who changes everything.
Witty, engaging, refreshingly upbeat and slightly surreal, David Levithan’s debut has been attracting glowing reviews in the USA. After all, being in love at high school is a challenge for any teen – regardless of sexual preference!
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I'm a girl and i thought this book was FANTASTIC!!!! My friend reccomended it and I loved it! I loved the fact that in the book everyone got on and accepted who people were, be they gay, straight or bisexual e.t.c! The characters were fantastic! Each with their own different quirks! It also shows the complications of relationships from the perspective of being gay, one which is not often shown. I have a gay friend and he said he could relate well to the main character
A brilliant book! Deffinate buy!
A brilliant book! Deffinate buy!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book made me want to fall in love, pure and simple. The writing style is elegant and witty, and the overall story is very touching. Boy Meets Boy has an fascinating array of background characters, all set in a fantastically liberal (and unfortunately non-existent) American high school, and is entirely unlike any other book I've read - and it doesn't try to ram 'issues' down your throat. Highly recommended, particularly (although by no means exclusively) to gay males with a romantic disposition...
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I was asked about this book in my Livejournal, and instead of typing out about plot and character, I'll copy my ramble over to here. I think it should give people a pretty good idea of what they're getting into.
Boy meets Boy by David Levithan.
I'm tempted to type out another bit of text, just so show how fantastic the book is. My favourite passage? From the first few pages, and the moment I fell in love with the book:
"But a part of me still fell in hope with him. I want a fair world. And in a fair world, Tony would shine. I could tell him this, but he wouldn't except it. He would just leave it on the island instead of folding it up and keeping it with him, just to know it was there."
Then, a little further on "When he says "I like it here", I don't want there to be a sad undertone. I want to be able to say So stay"
I love this book. Reading it is like...a comfort act. Some people read the bible for comfort, and I've really never understood that though I know I shouldn't been comparing some teen coming-out romance book to the bible, but even a few sentences from this book had an affect on me. In the worst of time, it makes me weep, and in the best it gives me hope. It is my dream book. I wish I lived in that town, in that version of the world, went to that school, knew those people.
I started reading it again two days ago, and this time around it means so much more. Everything in it is so...beautiful. The book feels fragile, and every time a dramatic event occurs I can't stop reading for fear that if I don't get past it, it will crumble in my hands. I read the first 5 pages two days ago. I couldn't read anymore, because reading it is like a constant reminder of how the world *shoud* be, but isn't. Last night I read more, I began to get into the meat of the story and more and more I kept thinking "Yes, exactly, I know that feeling." And they're the happy feelings. *Those* moments, that are undefinable, the little smile and blush at an off-hand comment that for some reason has you walking on air. The excitement, the rush, and the feeling that one day because of all this maybe things will be better than you could imagine in ways you can't even begin to understand yet.
So...that's my personal view on the book. I really think everyone should read it. Completely beautiful.
Boy meets Boy by David Levithan.
I'm tempted to type out another bit of text, just so show how fantastic the book is. My favourite passage? From the first few pages, and the moment I fell in love with the book:
"But a part of me still fell in hope with him. I want a fair world. And in a fair world, Tony would shine. I could tell him this, but he wouldn't except it. He would just leave it on the island instead of folding it up and keeping it with him, just to know it was there."
Then, a little further on "When he says "I like it here", I don't want there to be a sad undertone. I want to be able to say So stay"
I love this book. Reading it is like...a comfort act. Some people read the bible for comfort, and I've really never understood that though I know I shouldn't been comparing some teen coming-out romance book to the bible, but even a few sentences from this book had an affect on me. In the worst of time, it makes me weep, and in the best it gives me hope. It is my dream book. I wish I lived in that town, in that version of the world, went to that school, knew those people.
I started reading it again two days ago, and this time around it means so much more. Everything in it is so...beautiful. The book feels fragile, and every time a dramatic event occurs I can't stop reading for fear that if I don't get past it, it will crumble in my hands. I read the first 5 pages two days ago. I couldn't read anymore, because reading it is like a constant reminder of how the world *shoud* be, but isn't. Last night I read more, I began to get into the meat of the story and more and more I kept thinking "Yes, exactly, I know that feeling." And they're the happy feelings. *Those* moments, that are undefinable, the little smile and blush at an off-hand comment that for some reason has you walking on air. The excitement, the rush, and the feeling that one day because of all this maybe things will be better than you could imagine in ways you can't even begin to understand yet.
So...that's my personal view on the book. I really think everyone should read it. Completely beautiful.
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Suddenly one of my favourite books!
Recommended to me by a friend, this isn't the type of book I normally read. Now it is one of my favourite books of all time. Read more
Published 12 days ago by George Lester
Simply awful
I almost never write scathing reviews but in this case I feel compelled. It didn't help that I read this book straight after The Perks of Being a Wallfower; all this made me... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Michael Cater
Epic author and epic book!
This was the second book that i read whilst on holiday. I intended for this to last me a week but yet again this proved to be extremely addictive and really difficult to put down! Read more
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An enjoyable read
This is a book about relationships and high school romance, regardless of sexuality. Paul lives in a very accepting and open environment (one which the adults at work who read this... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Cathy Hill
Awful
I really do not understand what this book is about? The story is set in some strange town where apparently nobody has an opinion and everybody is happy about everything, the whole... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Luke
My favourite feel-good read!
This book is just so beautiful. It's not just the subject, the totally human Paul, or his amazing hometown which is basically the way the world should be, or even his sweet and... Read more
Published on 30 May 2010 by Bethany Wong
The only book to ever give me goosebumps.
Paul, the narrator and main character of this amazing story is exactly who every young gay guy man wants to be. Read more
Published on 11 Dec 2008 by Mr. TS Grigor
Gorgeous.
This book is, quite simply, beautiful. The setting is idyllic: unrealistic, and yet it leads you to question why it can't materialise. Read more
Published on 5 Oct 2008 by J. Grant
Gay Teen Heavan...Fluffy Romance And All!
I can honestly say this is my favourite book ever! I've read it countless times and im sure and i will continue to do so until im not even a teen anymore! Read more
Published on 4 Jun 2008 by S. Paterson
Gotta Love It!
A perfect summary of teenage romance seen from a different angle. Paul meets Noah while dancing in the self-help section of his local bookstore. Read more
Published on 16 Jan 2007 by Arisuali
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