This might be one of my all time favorite books. I'm listening to it on CD, and the voice acting is fantastic. I keep looking at people and hearing TiThis might be one of my all time favorite books. I'm listening to it on CD, and the voice acting is fantastic. I keep looking at people and hearing Tiny's voice and trying in vain to explain the wonder of this novel. Two boys, both named Will Grayson, one gay, one straight, both with rich emotional lives that is fairly rare to see ascribed to young male characters. The gay content goes well beyond the token-gay or the coming-out or the rest of the simplistic overhashed gay teen novel plots. I feel like handing this book out to all the teenagers in my life, gay and straight alike....more
my friends just had a baby and named him declan, so i'll have fond, if not overwrought, hopes for him.
there's a strong undercurrent (and overcurrent,my friends just had a baby and named him declan, so i'll have fond, if not overwrought, hopes for him.
there's a strong undercurrent (and overcurrent, eventually!) of romance in this book, which, while of decent quality, shifted the novel from what was generally creative urban fantasy into some pretty cliche romance novel territory. andrews is also obsessed with describing peoples' eyes.
in general, quite a fun and interesting world they've created! great range of child and adult characters, and they each had their own distinct voice (which the voice actor captured quite nicely all by herself). ...more
Strong socially relevant satire with hilarious element of hatred of Andrew Carnegie. As an audiobook it seemed especially long and complex, but I thinStrong socially relevant satire with hilarious element of hatred of Andrew Carnegie. As an audiobook it seemed especially long and complex, but I think in reality it was just long. Like, how long can this mystery stuff keep happening? For 9 CDs, apparently....more
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