Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan (Amazing)

I was really excited about reading Will Grayson, Will Grayson.  This might have stemmed from either (or both) the fact that John Green wrote part of this book or the fact that not one but both of the main characters were named Will Grayson.  I have been liking John Green at an alarmingly fast increasing rate starting about a month ago.  I am working my way through reading all of his books while watching his amazing youtube channel, vlogbrothers.  (It's the best youtube channel in existence, check it out!)  My second compilation to read this book was simple yet may be confusing.  I have noticed that if there is a supporting or main character named Will in any type of fictional story, he will become my favorite character.  I'm not sure if its because I connect them all with my favorite character of all time, Will from Ranger's Apprentice (link to my review in labels), or because writers make the same type of character and decide to name them Will.  Maybe it's a mix of both, but nevertheless, it caused me to be super excited about this book because, well, there are two of them. I was not disappointed.
The cover:

The cover shows what I think are the stage lights for Tiny's musical. It might just be a pattern, but that's how I like to think about it. 

*To distinguish the Will Graysons, I am going to call one "Will Grayson" and the other "will grayson" *

Summary:
Will Grayson and will grayson have very different lives.  Will Grayson is a relatively normal guy, but his best best friend, Tiny, is different.  Tiny is gay and huge.  At the same time, will grayson lives in a different city where he is in love with a man who he talks to on the internet.  In a bizarre twist, both Will Graysons meet during a crazy, perhaps life-altering night.  Their lives collide together, and they might never be the same.

I loved this book! It was so great in every possible way.  The characters were all realistic with their own motives and personalities.  The potentially confusing area of "Which Will are they talking about?" was a nonissue, and the characters were different enough that it wouldn't have been a problem even if the writers didn't do the strange writing technique for will grayson.

Speaking of which, the strange writing technique was that the second Will Grayson's chapters did not have capitalization.  I know that that sounds confusing and terrible, but it actually worked really well for his character.  It may seem like a shock at first, but I found that I didn't even notice it after a little while.  Both Will Graysons were amazing characters with similar problems and vastly different ways of dealing with them.

All in all, this book was amazing, lovely, hilarious, and just plain meaningful.  I feel like a more complete person after reading it, and I know you will too.  I read it in a single day, and HIGHLY recommend it.  Please note that it is geared toward a more mature audience than what I normally post about, but it is worth reading anyway!

Please go out and read this book.  You'll love it, and join my on my new mission to make everyone alive read Will Grayson, Will Grayson.

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