Boy Meets Boy

Reader reviewed by Cricketboy

Boy
Meets Boy is about an average sophomore teenager named Paul. Paul is like any other high school sophomore, except hes
gay, but most of the school is also. He has known it since
kindergarten when his teacher wrote it on his report card. Pauls
friend, Infinite Darlene, the cross-dressing quarterback and
homecoming queen, whos always getting into peoples business.
Joni, Pauls best friend, who may not even be a friend anymore.
Tony is Pauls other best friend who cant even leave his house
without his super religious parents knowing. Then theres Noah, the
boy who changes everything. Paul falls on love with Noah at a school
pep fest, but looses him when he is comforting his ex-boyfriend in a
tough situation. Paul works hard to get him back in time for the
school dance. David Levithan does a great job of creating a
hyper-realistic world of hate-free love and care. I enjoyed the book
because it included a lot of cheesy romantic humor, didn't bash gay
people like most other novels would on this subject, and it had a
strange atmosphere that was pleasing.

I
would rate the book 3.5 stars for being funny, but the story is
somewhat cliché, its the same as any other romantic comedy, other
then the fact that over half the people in the book are either gay or
gender confused.

Reader reviewed by Nikki

I liked this book. I thought at times it was a little bit dull, but it was a good read in the end. I did like the plot, and the characters were great. Seemed to me like one of those books that's hard to get into and takes a while to like, but it gets there and its worth the wait. I thought it was a charming book. Something new. Rather than the boy meets girl and they have a happy ending, it was a book about the same concept with two people of the same sex.

Reader reviewed by A-Rae =]

This book is now one of my favorites! It's comical and romantic. It's defenately something new and exciting, its as if everything in that school is backwards, i wish my school was like that! Paul is irresistibly charming, him and Noah are absolutely perfect for eachother! =]

Reader reviewed by Nis

I am straight, but reading about gay people is interesting and gives you a greater knowledge of ALL people. The main character is very realistic, even though I was surprised at how little the highschool thought being gay was weird. But in other senses, it was nice to have a book that seemed as if gay was normal, which I guess it can be. Anyway, this book was just very funny, easy to read, and something you want to finish, just to see what happens to the main character Paul and his love, Noah. There are also many other characters that really make a great addition to the story!