Two Boys Kissing

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By David Levithan

Publisher Description

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • STONEWALL HONOR BOOK • LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD WINNER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD LONGLIST

"You have to read this.” —Rainbow Rowell, bestselling author of Eleanor & Park and Carry On

From the New York Times bestselling author of Every Day, this love story of shared humanity and history Hypable calls "an interconnecting web that will leave you emotionally exhausted and absolutely thrilled to have read something so beautiful and unique."

Based on true events—and narrated by a Greek Chorus of the generation of gay men lost to AIDS—Two Boys Kissing follows Harry and Craig, two seventeen-year-olds who are about to take part in a 32-hour marathon of kissing to set a new Guinness World Record. While the two increasingly dehydrated and sleep-deprived boys are locking lips, they become a focal point in the lives of other teens dealing with universal questions of love, identity, and belonging.

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426 Reviews

4.0

Joey

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Michelle

Created 12 days ago

Diverse charactersLikable charactersBeautifully writtenOriginal writingRealistic settingThought-provokingHomophobia

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Phoenix

Created about 2 months ago

“3.5 ⭐️ It was more emotional than I expected it to be ...”

The Book Nerd's Corner

Created 2 months ago

“"Two Boys Kissing" is a heartfelt love letter to all the gay boys out there affirming that "you are enough just the way you are" and "you are loved." Seven gay boys lives collide in two action packed days full of a world record breaking kiss, young love, first dates, and quite possibly, one of the worst way to come out to ones parents in the history of ever. Interwoven by omniscient voices of those who didn't survive the AIDs epidemic of the 1980s, "Two Boys Kissing" is a lyrical ode to all members of the LGBTQIA+ community that need to hear that they are indeed worthy the way they are. I must say, I wanted to read this one due to the massive amount of banned book lists it has ended up on. I did not expect this one to hit me so hard in the feels. By the end, I literally had tears in my eyes and my throat was closing up. I am most definitely not the target audience of this book being a straight cisgender girl, but it still hit me hard. There are so many people who need to hear things like this to help them feel validated and so many others that need to read books like this in order to better understand those who are a part of the LGBTQIA+ community. I love how poetic this book is. There were so many moments that made me pause and consider every word that was written in a sentence. The way that all of the perspectives flowed together really felt magical; it really felt like all of these boy's lives were interconnected and meant to be told as one. Every boy in this story is going through different life events and stages in their queer identity and relationships, so it covers all the bases quite thoroughly. I also love that one of the guys is transgender; it really added another layer of depth to the story. Some of these boys are one hundred percent accepted by their families, some still felt shackled up in the closet, and another's parents acted quite hostile when they found out that their son was gay. This variety makes the book all the more valuable in my opinion. I don't think that there is much else I can touch on without spoiling the glory of this short little novel of only 196 pages. This book packs a huge emotional punch in such a short amount of time and covers many different bases. I am truly astonished by how many characters the book follows and it still not feeling overwhelming or confusing. I mean, I could actually keep all seven of the boys straight with minimal effort! It is truly no small feat to juggle that many narratives at once, so I give Levithan kudos for that. Overall, "Two Boys Kissing" may be at the top of many banned book lists, but that only pushes me to want to recommend it more. It is truly a heartfelt book with amazing messages that people from many different walks of life need to be exposed to for various reasons. It is hard to showcase the full beauty of this book, so I guess that just gives you another reason to read it. I am so excited to browse the rest of Levithan's catalog since this is the first novel of his that I have read!”

About David Levithan

DAVID LEVITHAN is a children’s book editor in New York City and the author of several books for young adults, including Boy Meets Boy, Love Is the Higher Law, and Every Day. He coauthored Will Grayson, Will Grayson with John Green, and Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist, Dash & Lily’s Book of Dares, and Naomi and Ely’s No Kiss List with Rachel Cohn.