LGBT Book Club- "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" SPOILER ALERT!!

So, here we go everybody. I hope you enjoyed the book. Let's talk. Here are some questions to get us started.
-What did you think of the book as a whole? Was it entertaining?
- Who did you most identify with, and why?
- If someone did to you what Maura did to will, how would you deal with it?
- Do you think Tiny is stereotypical, and if so, do you think he was written that way intentionally?
- How did you feel about the dual narration? Was it made better or worse by the decision to have the book written by two different authors?
- Favorite line?
- Least favorite component of the story.
- Do you think there was an underlying message?

For me, it took a little while to grab hold of my interest. I'm a huge John Green fan, but I kind of hated Tiny at the beginning. I kept thinking, John, you hang out with so many gay people, why is this kid such an insufferable cliché? But as the story progressed, and started to explore the idea of judging people at face value, I realized that I'd been caught in a cleverly rigged trap. I had been so fixated on begrudging Tiny's page time, because he was a cliché, that I didn't notice myself becoming the villain of the story. I think that's a great lesson for all of us.

 

And also, I did like the dual narration. Will and will were so wonderfully different, and having separate authors obviously had something to do with it. I'll admit that will was my favorite to read, though.

 

... *looks around*...anybody here? :eusa_whis

 

We're still voting on next month's book if you'd like to join us. There's another thread with a poll.

 

I remember this now... *glare of doom*. Lol. Just kidding...kind of... :lol:

 

Well, that's lucky! Feel free to jump in!

 

That's an interesting idea. will was very private about his feelings, which was really stark contrast to Tiny, who wrote a musical about his.

And, yes. Nerdfighters are everywhere. DFTBA.

 

This is a great observation! I hadn't thought much about that.