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One cold night, in a most unlikely corner of Chicago, teenager Will Grayson crosses paths with…Will Grayson! Two teens with the same name who run in two very different circles suddenly find their lives going in new and unexpected directions. Culminating in epic turns-of-heart on both of their parts, they team up to produce the most fabulous musical ever to grace the high school stage. Told in alternating voices from two of the most popular names in young adult fiction, this unique collaborative novel features a double helping of the heart and humour that has won both authors legions of fans.
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Note: The cover on the book is cut slightly shorter than the actual pages. This is not a defect as this is how the book is binded.
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John Green is a bestselling and award-winning author of young adult fiction titles. His second novel, An Abundance of Katherines was a finalist the Michael L. Printz Book Award and Paper Towns (Bloomsbury, 2010) won the Edgar Award for Best Young Adult Novel. David Levithan is an award winning young-adult fiction writer. His first book, Boy Meets Boy (Knopf, 2003) won a Lambda Literary award and quickly became a teen sensation. His novel The Lover's Dictionary was published to great acclaim by Fourth Estate in February 2011.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Two of today's most popular young adult authors have collaborated together on an entertaining journey into the lives of two characters, both named Will Grayson.
Told in alternating chapters and voices, each Will Grayson is introduced to the reader. Each Will slowly reveals the inner workings of their minds. John Green's Will Grayson has bounced from his friend, Tiny Cooper, to a sporty group of friends, back to Tiny Cooper.
Tiny is anything but Tiny. He's a hulking gay football player of a boy. Tiny is proud to be gay and is pushing to have the school let him put on his production Tiny Dancer: The Tiny Cooper Story. Tiny always puts Will in crazy or uncomfortable situations. Tiny is trying to set Will up with their friend, Jane. Will is attracted to Jane but can't bring himself to pursue her.
On the other side of the city is David Levithan's Will Grayson. This Will is a loner. His only friend is an Internet buddy, Isaac, who lives in Ohio. There's Maura, a girl from school who thinks she's Will's friend, but Will finds her intrusive and bothersome. Maura is convinced Will is gay, but Will refuses to divulge anything personal to her.
As the story develops, both Wills unexpectedly find themselves in the same bizarre porn shop in Chicago. Neither expected to be there, and when they realize they have the same name, they find themselves sitting outside trying to figure things out. Enter Tiny and Jane, and the night is about to get even more bizarre.
Each author has a distinctive style, and it's quite easy to distinguish between the two while reading WILL GRAYSON, WILL GRAYSON. I found one of the author's Will Grayson characters much more appealing than the other, but both are well-written and have fascinating stories to share. But in all honesty, I thought Tiny Cooper stole the show! He's such a large character (pun intended) and deserves a novel of his own!
If you're a fan of either Green or Levithan or both, WILL GRAYSON, WILL GRAYSON will surely please.
Reviewed by: Jaglvr
Told in alternating chapters and voices, each Will Grayson is introduced to the reader. Each Will slowly reveals the inner workings of their minds. John Green's Will Grayson has bounced from his friend, Tiny Cooper, to a sporty group of friends, back to Tiny Cooper.
Tiny is anything but Tiny. He's a hulking gay football player of a boy. Tiny is proud to be gay and is pushing to have the school let him put on his production Tiny Dancer: The Tiny Cooper Story. Tiny always puts Will in crazy or uncomfortable situations. Tiny is trying to set Will up with their friend, Jane. Will is attracted to Jane but can't bring himself to pursue her.
On the other side of the city is David Levithan's Will Grayson. This Will is a loner. His only friend is an Internet buddy, Isaac, who lives in Ohio. There's Maura, a girl from school who thinks she's Will's friend, but Will finds her intrusive and bothersome. Maura is convinced Will is gay, but Will refuses to divulge anything personal to her.
As the story develops, both Wills unexpectedly find themselves in the same bizarre porn shop in Chicago. Neither expected to be there, and when they realize they have the same name, they find themselves sitting outside trying to figure things out. Enter Tiny and Jane, and the night is about to get even more bizarre.
Each author has a distinctive style, and it's quite easy to distinguish between the two while reading WILL GRAYSON, WILL GRAYSON. I found one of the author's Will Grayson characters much more appealing than the other, but both are well-written and have fascinating stories to share. But in all honesty, I thought Tiny Cooper stole the show! He's such a large character (pun intended) and deserves a novel of his own!
If you're a fan of either Green or Levithan or both, WILL GRAYSON, WILL GRAYSON will surely please.
Reviewed by: Jaglvr
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Truer words were never spoken.
Every once in a while, the perfect idea comes to the perfect pair of minds and is executed in the perfect manner about the perfect characters in a perfectly told plot, producing, in effect, the perfect book.
I cannot even begin to say how much I fell in love with every facet of this book. I started reading it 6 hours ago, and I have now finished it, and I wish I could have made it last a little bit longer.
The idea of two Will Grayson's randomly meeting was highly appealing to me, and I honestly thought there would be more to their meeting than the story actually had, but that didn't matter. Because the way Green and Levithan decided to spin it was absolutely fantastic and way better than I had imagined.
Again, the authors' knack for so brilliantly conveying a person's psyche is phenomenal. The thoughts, humour, struggle and emotions were very well displayed across all the characters, and they make each and every character so unique in their own way, that there is noway you wouldn't remember one of them. They are the kind of characters that stay with you long after the story's ended.
I read this book and I thought, they'd be crazy not to make an actual production out of it! It has all the elements to keep you reading until the very end - It is sarcastic, bitter, angry, emotional, hilarious, witty, sad, cute, and extremely clever - but what do you expect when you bring two genius writers such as John Green and David Levithan for a collaborative effort?
I loved the way they chose to showcase the contrast between the two Will Grayson's in such subtle mannerisms, where in one chapter Will is ranting about the stupid use of "lol", and then in the next chapter, the other Will uses "lol" in a conversation with Jane on Facebook. In another chapter Will is forced to sit through Austen's "Pride & Prejudice" with his mother, while the next chapter shows the other Will willingly - no pun intended - owning a copy of Austen's "Persuasion" in his bookshelf, and the way it's done is so cleverly interwoven in the text that its hilarious and perfect all at the same time.
Also, the scene when Will finds out the truth about Isaac was heartbreaking for me, it was a beautifully written scene by Levithan, and he was definitely able to bring out the emotions that Will was feeling at that moment so profoundly. I think there were very important and serious underlying - or maybe not so much underlying - issues throughout the overall plot of the story that allows it to have a stronger impact on you as a reader. Every person reading this story is bound to connect to one of the characters, ideas, thoughts, feelings etc. filling up the pages of this book. And I was no different.
The last scene was epic, and Tiny Cooper:
My name is not Will Grayson, but I definitely appreciate you.
Every once in a while, the perfect idea comes to the perfect pair of minds and is executed in the perfect manner about the perfect characters in a perfectly told plot, producing, in effect, the perfect book.
I cannot even begin to say how much I fell in love with every facet of this book. I started reading it 6 hours ago, and I have now finished it, and I wish I could have made it last a little bit longer.
The idea of two Will Grayson's randomly meeting was highly appealing to me, and I honestly thought there would be more to their meeting than the story actually had, but that didn't matter. Because the way Green and Levithan decided to spin it was absolutely fantastic and way better than I had imagined.
Again, the authors' knack for so brilliantly conveying a person's psyche is phenomenal. The thoughts, humour, struggle and emotions were very well displayed across all the characters, and they make each and every character so unique in their own way, that there is noway you wouldn't remember one of them. They are the kind of characters that stay with you long after the story's ended.
I read this book and I thought, they'd be crazy not to make an actual production out of it! It has all the elements to keep you reading until the very end - It is sarcastic, bitter, angry, emotional, hilarious, witty, sad, cute, and extremely clever - but what do you expect when you bring two genius writers such as John Green and David Levithan for a collaborative effort?
I loved the way they chose to showcase the contrast between the two Will Grayson's in such subtle mannerisms, where in one chapter Will is ranting about the stupid use of "lol", and then in the next chapter, the other Will uses "lol" in a conversation with Jane on Facebook. In another chapter Will is forced to sit through Austen's "Pride & Prejudice" with his mother, while the next chapter shows the other Will willingly - no pun intended - owning a copy of Austen's "Persuasion" in his bookshelf, and the way it's done is so cleverly interwoven in the text that its hilarious and perfect all at the same time.
Also, the scene when Will finds out the truth about Isaac was heartbreaking for me, it was a beautifully written scene by Levithan, and he was definitely able to bring out the emotions that Will was feeling at that moment so profoundly. I think there were very important and serious underlying - or maybe not so much underlying - issues throughout the overall plot of the story that allows it to have a stronger impact on you as a reader. Every person reading this story is bound to connect to one of the characters, ideas, thoughts, feelings etc. filling up the pages of this book. And I was no different.
The last scene was epic, and Tiny Cooper:
My name is not Will Grayson, but I definitely appreciate you.
Format:Paperback
John Green is one of my favourite authors. However, I was a bit disappointed in Will Grayson, will grayson. Sure, it's a funny novel, but oh-so unrealistic too.
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Wow.
Okay, so the kind of format of this book got me at first as different, and I didn't think I'd like it, but I gave it a go because I love the coauthor, John Green. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Macauley
Super funny and Super gripping
Will Grayson meet Will Grayson. It's a simple few words but they are the start of something big for both Will Grayson's. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Sisterspooky
Great Book
I really enjoyed this book. I am a big fan of John Green, his books are brilliant and this book was no exception. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Jenny O
Fun Contemporary Read
Will Grayson, Will Grayson was a very easy, enjoyable read that was difficult to put down! I thought it was very well written by both authors and it flowed well. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Stepping Out of the Page
Different yet classic comming of age story
Being a long time fan of the vlogbrothers, I have been working my way through the collected works of author John Green. Read more
Published 9 months ago by MrCase
The single best book I have ever read.
I finished this book two hours ago, and I'm halfway through my second read already.
It is pure brilliance! Read more
It is pure brilliance! Read more
Published 10 months ago by S.H.
Utterly Fabulous like Tiny Cooper himself
Will Grayson, Will Grayson was one of the most insightful, witty and beautiful books I have ever read. Both authors individually are superb but also go so well together. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Becky'sareblue
Great read
This was a very good book. With the different styles between the authors this is a compulsive read. Although I am only 14 and have yet to read some great books this has been the... Read more
Published 21 months ago by C. Burden
An excellent book from a pair of excellent authors
The story is brilliant, the characters are ingenious and this book kept my interested throughout my holiday when there were several other things to be looking at! Cannot fault it. Read more
Published 22 months ago by salfordstudent
Excellent :)
the book was shipped so fast and it's a very nice book for sure, I actually haven't finished reading it, but it looks promising
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