Boy Meets Boy Author: David Levithan
Pages: 226 (Kindle)
Publisher: Knopf
Release Date: September 9, 2003
Source: Borrowed
Purchase: Amazon•TBD (affiliate link)
This is the story of Paul, a sophomore at a high school like no other: The cheerleaders ride Harleys, the homecoming queen used to be a guy named Daryl (she now prefers Infinite Darlene and is also the star quarterback), and the gay-straight alliance was formed to help the straight kids learn how to dance.
When Paul meets Noah, he thinks he’s found the one his heart is made for. Until he blows it. The school bookie says the odds are 12-to-1 against him getting Noah back, but Paul’s not giving up without playing his love really loud. His best friend Joni might be drifting away, his other best friend Tony might be dealing with ultra-religious parents, and his ex-boyfriend Kyle might not be going away anytime soon, but sometimes everything needs to fall apart before it can really fit together right.
This is a happy-meaningful romantic comedy about finding love, losing love, and doing what it takes to get love back in a crazy-wonderful world.
I was hoping for a quick, cute read, but Boy Meets Boy is only one of those things. I liked the premise: Paul meets a new boy whom he has a spark with, but then his ex comes crawling back and ruins everything. Sadly, everything just moved way too fast and was over way too soon. I must have missed the point where Paul and Noah were suddenly a couple, because next thing I know they’re breaking up because of Paul kissing his ex. Then the rest of the book is Paul groveling to get Noah back. I didn’t even have time to get invested in them as a couple, so why should I care about them making up?
Boy Meets Boy also had humor that didn’t click with me. There were several places where I can tell it was a joke or something that was suppose to be funny, but I didn’t laugh. Most of my reactions were along the lines of “Huh?” or “Wait, what?!” It was just random humor, one liners that come out of nowhere and don’t make sense. Obviously this type of humor will work for other readers but not for me.
In addition to the romance and jokes coming out of nowhere, the ending of Boy Meets Boy was beyond sudden. Things were happening, and then there’s the author’s note. I wanted to see this weirdo dance that they were planning! Did Paul and Noah get back together officially? What about poor Kyle?! It seriously just ends, and it didn’t help that my Kindle was only at 75% and said I still had an hour of reading.
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