It said John Green on the cover so I had to read it. There really wasn’t much choice in the matter. But after reading the novel I never got around to reviewing it. I couldn’t make up my mind about this novel… until now.
The plot is quite simple, we have two Will Graysons. One Will Grayson tries to live life without being noticed. This is ironic because his best friend (Tiny Cooper) is very large, very loud, very animated and also happens to be a proud homosexual. The other Will Grayson is a depressed “in the closet” homosexual who’s lived a very unfortunate life. The two Will Graysons are brought together by a series of events and change each other’s lives forever.
The novel is split evenly with John Green writing the odd chapters about the “straight” Will Grayson and David Levithan writing the even chapters about the gay Will Grayson. Being a typical “straight” guy, I felt weird about by various chapters where I felt like I was reading a homosexual romance novel. But overall this novel dealt more with relationships in general than with romance.
Bottom Line: I liked the novel in general but I felt that the John Green chapters were much better than the David Levithan chapters. Maybe I’m being a biased here but David Levithan’s Will Grayson seemed to be a weak, one-dimensional character that only seems to whine. I have no complaints for the John Green chapters, they were funny and meaningful like what I’ve come to expect from John Green. I give this novel an 8.3/10
