Will Grayson, Will Grayson

Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green & David Levithan  311 pp.

This is the best book I've read all year. I'm sorry I had it sitting around so long before I got around to reading it. It is the story of two teen boys, both named Will Grayson and is written in alternating chapters in the voices of each of the title characters. One is gay, one is straight. The straight W.G. has a best friend who is a 300 lb. flaming gay football player named Tiny who is producing a musical he wrote about his own life. Gay W.G. meets straight W.G. after being set up for a fake assignation with a male on-line love interest who doesn't really exist. Tiny and gay W.G. end up together. Both W.G.s go through love, heartbreak, misunderstanding, and the gamut of emotions. In spite of the gay/straight, love/heartbreak, etc. parts of the story, it is ultimately about the meaning of friendship and the end had me in tears...in a good way.