Will Grayson, Will Grayson
2009 • 360 pages

Ratings242

Average rating3.5

15

This is a book I wasn't expecting to like. The authors are obviously very talented writers, this much is obvious from reading it. The plot is nothing that spectacular in my opinion. Still, I read the entire thing in one day. The book I read before this took over a week. Throughout the majority of the book I wanted to rate it 4/5, which I did end up rating it... but at the end I was contemplating rating it 3/5 just because of the ending. I mean don't get me wrong the book was still quite enjoyable, and my rating system is purely subjective. If I was rating it based purely on writing talent they'd probably get 4 or 5 stars out of 5.

I'd actually forgotten it was written by two authors when I started it, and then I got to chapter two and was thoroughly confused. For those who don't know: all the odd number chapters are written by Green (aka the Will who is friends with Tiny) and the even number ones by Levithan. Personally I think I preferred the parts written by John Green. (This was also the first book I've read by either author)

I think overall the book started good, the middle was bordering on great, and then I'm not entirely sure what happened to the end but I continued to read at the same pace that I'd read the rest, maybe in some kind of hope that it would get back to how it was. Also: my God was that a cheesy ending. Also also: I don't understand the purpose of all the different Will Graysons at the end.

July 4, 2013