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Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan
Dec. 26th, 2012 08:12 pmThe Blurb On The Back:
This is the story of Paul, a sophomore at a high school like no other: the cheerleaders ride Harleys, the homecoming queen used to be a guy called Daryl (she now prefers Infinite Darlene) and the gay-straight alliance was formed to help the straight kids learn how to dance.
When Paul meets Noah, he thinks he’s found the one his heart is made for. Until he blows it. The school bookie says the odds are 12 to 1 against getting Noah back, but Paul’s not giving up without playing his love really loud. His best friend Joni might be drifting away, his other best friend Tony might be dealing with ultra-religious parents, and his ex-boyfriend Kyle might not be going away anytime soon … but sometimes everything needs to fall apart before it can really fit together right.
In this celebration of love in all forms, David Leviathan has crafted a world full of engaging and enduring characters that readers will want to visit again and again.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
David Levithan’s YA novel is a sweet LGBT romance but while I liked the fact that it’s set in a LGBT utopia, the plot is paper thin, key plot lines don’t get resolved and the re-wooing of Noah is sadly skipped over given that it’s supposed to be a main strand of the book. All in all, it’s not a bad book and while I did feel it was a wasted opportunity, I’d be interested in reading Levithan’s other work.
Thanks to Random House for the free copy of this book.
This is the story of Paul, a sophomore at a high school like no other: the cheerleaders ride Harleys, the homecoming queen used to be a guy called Daryl (she now prefers Infinite Darlene) and the gay-straight alliance was formed to help the straight kids learn how to dance.
When Paul meets Noah, he thinks he’s found the one his heart is made for. Until he blows it. The school bookie says the odds are 12 to 1 against getting Noah back, but Paul’s not giving up without playing his love really loud. His best friend Joni might be drifting away, his other best friend Tony might be dealing with ultra-religious parents, and his ex-boyfriend Kyle might not be going away anytime soon … but sometimes everything needs to fall apart before it can really fit together right.
In this celebration of love in all forms, David Leviathan has crafted a world full of engaging and enduring characters that readers will want to visit again and again.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
David Levithan’s YA novel is a sweet LGBT romance but while I liked the fact that it’s set in a LGBT utopia, the plot is paper thin, key plot lines don’t get resolved and the re-wooing of Noah is sadly skipped over given that it’s supposed to be a main strand of the book. All in all, it’s not a bad book and while I did feel it was a wasted opportunity, I’d be interested in reading Levithan’s other work.
Thanks to Random House for the free copy of this book.
