Author: David Levithan
Teen Reviewer: Mikaela Palandra
Rating: 4/5 Stars
The story is in a script form, although the stage directions
are more detailed and are used as the way to give better insight into the story
and the character’s thoughts. The first act goes through Tiny’s basic journey
of self-discovery as he grew up until he was able to confidently accept that
he’s gay. The second act takes a different route; now that he’s come out, he
feels ready to act on his sexuality and find love. The rest of the script shows
what Tiny learns from his many, many ex-boyfriends and keeps a hopeful ending
for the future.
The big
confidence of Tiny--that he showed throughout almost the whole story--wasn’t
super relatable for some people who still have doubts, but it was refreshing to see. i.e It’s uplifting to see proud gay characters. The script format isn’t one of my
favorites but that’s of course up to opinion. I came into this with some
knowledge of Will Grayson, Will Grayson
but not a ton. I think it stood well on its own and made sense, cohesively. I
liked the way the character dealt with issues outside of his sexuality, and
while it wasn’t incredibly in depth due to short length and the format, it had
really positive messages and was, generally, just a lighthearted quick read.
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