Memorable Quotation: "i feel my life is so scattered right now. like it’s all these small pieces of paper and someone’s turned on the fan. but talking to you makes me feel like the fan’s been turned off for a little bit. like things could actually make sense. you completely unscatter me, and i appreciate that so much." (pg. 37) NOTE: The lack of capitalization in the quotation was intended; that is how part of the narration is written.
Grade: A-
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Love is a word that has more meanings than any language can express. Some believe love is the highest form of affection someone can feel for another while others may see love to be a chemical reaction due to hormones and different neurological chemicals interacting at an enormous rate. For the story of Will Grayson, Will Grayson, however, bestselling authors John Green and David Levithan show their definition of that love to be accepting someone for who they are, despite the stereotypes of physical definition and sexual orientation.
Although the story's narration is controlled by two teenage boys both names Will Grayson, the story line focuses on the extroverted and gay (in being both gleeful and homosexual) Tiny Cooper, a name ironic for his "more to love" body structure, and Tiny's musical about love, sexual identity, and the rises and falls that occur throughout life. Will Grayson, Tiny Cooper's best friend, is introverted and afraid to express himself but eventually overcomes his fears with the help of Tiny and a few epiphanies. The Other Will Grayson, whose place in the story will be revealed upon reading, has his heart lurched left to right as the reader follows his moody nonchalance towards love develop into the motto "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger."
The theme of homosexuality is seen from two different stand points: Tiny knows who he is, as does the rest of the world, and switches between who he loves as if he is changing television channels while the other Will Grayson's sexuality is hidden initially while he loves a boy who he had yet to meet deeper than most can expect someone in high-school to feel.
The theme of homosexuality is seen from two different stand points: Tiny knows who he is, as does the rest of the world, and switches between who he loves as if he is changing television channels while the other Will Grayson's sexuality is hidden initially while he loves a boy who he had yet to meet deeper than most can expect someone in high-school to feel.
One of the best features of this young adult novel is how the reader becomes so connected to the characters, cheering them on when things are going right and feeling their hearts tremble when the characters experience heartache. The way the turmoil and triumph love brings in the novel as well as the strain love puts on friendship is far more mature and real than most novels of this genre, mostly due to the characters feelings being expressed through careful precaution, not sexual innuendos as some other novels may describe.
Although the entire book was an amazing read, the way some of the climaxes the novel presents came too early was frusterating, leaving the reader to finish the book out of curiosity and the hope for more surprises. The ending itself was a surprise but some may not feel fulfilled by it because, long past the end of the book, they (including myself) will still be connected to the lives of both Will Graysons, Tiny Cooper, and their friends as we wonder what happens to them after the last page of their story.
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