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A review by sunlit
Will Grayson, Will Grayson by David Levithan, John Green
2.0
Can we just get something straight? John Green is a great marketer, not a great author.
I have no idea why this book is called Will Grayson, Will Grayson if most of the book was about Tiny Cooper. Tiny Cooper and his incorrect definition of love, Tiny Cooper and his ridiculous play, Tiny Cooper and how terrible he is to his friends. Tiny Cooper is a terrible character. He did not make me enjoy this book one bit. How could someone like such a disgruntled and selfish role?
John Green's Will is pretty much like most of his other characters that are male. He's posed as the nerdy sidekick who relies on his friends. David Levithan's Grayson is the polar opposite of the other. He's the typical depressed teenager who also has the I-feel-depressed-sometimes friend and complains more than he does anything else. Neither of these characters get character development. Will does nothing but makes new rules for himself the whole book and Grayson does nothing but mope.
Let's not forget about the star of the book, Tiny Cooper. Who wedges his way into the way of all of the characters? Tiny Cooper does. Why does Tiny Cooper do this? Becuase Tiny Cooper is a selfish and absorbed character who relies on his ego. Why was he written like this? Because John Green is great at marketing, so he made this character that seems flamboyant and amazing to get more popularity.
I have no idea why this book is called Will Grayson, Will Grayson if most of the book was about Tiny Cooper. Tiny Cooper and his incorrect definition of love, Tiny Cooper and his ridiculous play, Tiny Cooper and how terrible he is to his friends. Tiny Cooper is a terrible character. He did not make me enjoy this book one bit. How could someone like such a disgruntled and selfish role?
Spoiler
His play had nothing to do with love and everything to do with Tiny Cooper anyways, even though he claimed it was about love.John Green's Will is pretty much like most of his other characters that are male. He's posed as the nerdy sidekick who relies on his friends. David Levithan's Grayson is the polar opposite of the other. He's the typical depressed teenager who also has the I-feel-depressed-sometimes friend and complains more than he does anything else. Neither of these characters get character development. Will does nothing but makes new rules for himself the whole book and Grayson does nothing but mope.
Let's not forget about the star of the book, Tiny Cooper. Who wedges his way into the way of all of the characters? Tiny Cooper does. Why does Tiny Cooper do this? Becuase Tiny Cooper is a selfish and absorbed character who relies on his ego. Why was he written like this? Because John Green is great at marketing, so he made this character that seems flamboyant and amazing to get more popularity.