Like so many books currently on my TBR pile, I've been wanting to read Will Grayson Will Grayson for a long time. And now that I have, I can't believe I waited so long! It's definitely been inducted into my top ten favorites!
This book was fun and fabulous and filled with love, life, and heartbreak. The fun of the book started with trying to identify which Will Grayson belonged to which author and it turns out my guesses were right (though I won't reveal it here in case any of you want to figure it out for yourselves). And from there, the greatness continued! I think this might be my favorite John Green book and that's saying something because I really really like Looking for Alaska and I really love The Fault in Our Stars. But the best thing about this book is that it's not just limited to one great author, but two! And since I've been binging on David Levithan lately, this was a perfect read! The characters in this book felt real, filled with flaws and vulnerabilities and unique humor that made me laugh out loud. I think my favorite relationship was between the first Will Grayson and his best friend, Tiny Cooper because it felt so much like my own friendship and I loved it! But even in all the things that made me happy, I still felt so sad when this was over because I didn't want it to end. And just like life, there were one or two broken hearts within these pages as well.
One of my favorite quotes came from this certain kind of heartbreak. I couldn't believe it when I saw that "maybe there's something you're afraid to say, or someone you're afraid to love, or somewhere you're afraid to go. It's gonna hurt. It's gonna hurt because it matters." You see, invisible readers, I love this quote. I've seen it before, foolishly thinking I'd missed it in Paper Towns or in the other books I'd read because I've liked this on Goodreads and reposted it other places. My heart felt so full when I saw this on the page. And it felt just as full when I finished reading this entire beautiful story. I'm currently in book hangover mode, trying to put the pieces of myself back together again and trying to move on with a new book. But I'm not sure I'll ever really be able to move on from this one because it was amazing! If you're looking for something to pull you out of your PTFIOSS (Post Traumatic Fault in Our Stars Syndrome) this is perfect for you. And if you've been hearing about the awesomeness that is realistic young adult literature I suggest you start here! It might be setting the bar a little high, but I think you can handle it!
xoxo
K.K.