Boy Meets Boy | David Levithan | THE BEST GAY NOVEL FOR TEENS TO BE PUBLISHED YET

Boy Meets Boy | David Levithan | be-a-u-tiful book!

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Boy Meets Boy

	Boy Meets Boy David Levithan Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2005 - 192 pages average customer review:based on 53 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

THE BEST GAY NOVEL FOR TEENS TO BE PUBLISHED YET

This was the first gay novel that I ever read--I mush tell you that it was right around the same time I came out and was looking for something to relate to. Well, one morning me and two of my friends wore in the library at my high school ( I was a freshman) and I was scanning the shelf's when I came about this. After my friends finally persuaded me to check it out, I did. Im so glad that they did, becouse i didn't have the balls to. I even had a load of interests about it. So that morning I began to read it and 'bout two weeks later I finished it. WOW. I loved it so much. Since then I've read lots of other gay teen novels but haven't quite been able to find a book to stand up to its wit and humor, it love, and its originality. The only book that can acculy stand next to it is Brent Hartinger's two out of four gay high school book series: Geography Club and The Order Of Poison oak. But there still a long way from this novel. It has a reality of its own.
NOTE:who ever is looking for novel to relate too like struggles, homophobia and other, this is not it. Sadly its pure fantasy.

Mr. Levithan is an editor at knopf who was looking for the "Dream Novel" to publish. Well after a long time of waiting he decided to write his own DREAM NOVEL. This is it.

Hopefully one day it won't be jest fantasy, it'll be a realty for all who will grow up with this novel. I hope one day it will be like this in all high schools.

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be-a-u-tiful book!

i originally picked up this book in the shop just because i liked the cover, but i ended up staying up late to finish it. i was hooked from the second page and since then i've read it countless times!

the town Paul - the main character - lives in is something of a fairytale place, the kind of place most people -me included - would like to live in, or even just like to exist. It's a place where tolerance is everything, in and out of high school, where the schools star quarterback is also the homecoming queen and the Gay-Straight Alliance attracts more members the the hockey team.

so, it edges on the unrealistic, who cares? it's a feelgood book, that will have you smiling to yourself all day when you have finsihed it. not to say it's all smiles, i nearly cried at one point, but the resolution is great and - without giving anything away, the ending rocked. a lot.

Levithan's rich and colourful storytelling made me feel like i knew all the characters well, even if he only mentions a little about them. This book should be standard year 8/9 classroom reading material, and i would reccommend it to anyone - young or old, straight or gay - who wants an uplifting and insightful love story.

go on, read it!

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Funny, touching and if only it was the real world

This is such a funny, touching and sweet coming of age story. Its got appropriate sexual story lines without being pornographic. The world they live in is pure fantasy and it would be wonderful if every teenager lived in the world of Boy Meets Boy. But a great read for teenagers and nostalgic memories.

Superb.

I'm an avid reader and this book was suggested to me by a friend. I picked it up and decided to read it to humor her, but I finished it a couple of hours later and greedily began looking for more of Levithan's work.

His style is flowing, stream-of-consciousness, and there's an element to it that is sweetly appealing. Paul's way of thinking is easy to follow and the descriptions are breathtaking and simple. Infinite Darlene is a character that will not likely be forgotten easily, and painting music with Noah was a memorable scene.

Overall I think this is one of the best books I've ever read, simply because of its uncompromising wit and sensational, easy plot. It is a very good feel-good novel when it's cold and rainy outside and nothing to do inside, nothing on TV, and those movies you've watched a billion times over just aren't appealing any longer. Definitely one of his best books.

Highly, HIGHLY recommended for fans of a sweet, simple romance with good laughter.

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