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In his follow-up to the New York Times bestselling Every Day, David Levithan, coauthor of bestsellers Will Grayson, Will Grayson (with John Green) and Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist (with Rachel Cohn), crafts a novel that the Los Angeles Times calls "open, frank, and ultimately optimistic."

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.

Named to the National Book Award Longlist
A Lambda Literary Award Winner
A Stonewall Honor Book

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Release dateAug 27, 2013
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  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    There are several stories told here, each orbiting the central story of two boys attempting a record-length kiss. It was very odd - but believable - to "experience" all the reactions and see how the students' lives interconnect.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    This may be one of the most important and emotional books I’ve read this year. Certainly one I will remember forever.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Loved this book - my only quibble was that I found some of the narration, although it came from an unusual viewpoint, heavy-handed. The stories themselves were poignant enough without a running commentary on the appalling mistreatment of the GLBT community. Still, it was an eloquent exploration of this important subject and a great way to mark the shift in generational attitudes represented by the marathon kissing record.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Find this review and more at On The Shelf!This was my first Levithan book and certainly won’t be the last! You guys, this book! It was so good in so many ways, and not really what I expected, but so much better. The Greek chorus was different but a great new reading experience and it worked so well with this story.This book tugged at my emotions in good ways and bad ways and I found myself tearing up more than once. We go back and forth between multiple main stories and see so much and experience so much that gay couples and singles so through, which is basically the same as straight people, but with the stigma and hate of people who don’t agree with the love they have. We see both the good and the bad for them. Love is love, unfortunately not everybody gets that.I love the message in the book, that people should be able to love who they want to without being criticized for it because they are the same gender and that even if they are flawed, they are still beautiful. I am all for equality and people being true to themselves because it makes them wonderful and this book shines with this message.The characters are so wonderful and real and I really liked seeing their stories and their troubles and flaws and I wanted to hug them all. My heart broke for them and I was happy for them and I cheered them on, and the Greek chorus make it even more powerful and it was so hopeful. I just loved the whole thing. A definite recommendation for those who want a touching read that will take hold of your heart.Powerful, beautiful message, great writing, a new favorite!
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Thank you to David, Knopf and Edelweiss for the prepub download of this book.

    I have not been moved by a book like this since The Book Thief.
    Touching, poignant, and thoughtful...I couldn't put this down. David Leviathan did it again!
    Beautifully written with memories of those who passed before interspersed, this book is clearly a message to everyone to live life and remember that we are living not only for today but for all who will come after.
    Glimpsing the lives of these teens brings the reader to a new understanding of what LGBT teens go through and what they must endure. I smiled, cried, held my breath, and remembered how lucky these teens are to have had brave people come before them.
    A must read!
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    I am not quite sure about how I feel about this books' style, but the message was clear and concise. I enjoyed this much more than I expected.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    New York Times bestselling author David Levithan tells the based-on-true-events story of Harry and Craig, two 17-year-olds who are about to take part in a 32-hour marathon of kissing to set a new Guinness World Record. This event is supported by the accounts of other gay male teens. . I felt the pain of Harry and Craig with their dehydrated and sleep-deprived bodies all the while they are locking lips. They become a focal point in the lives of other teen boys dealing with languishing long-term relationships, coming out, navigating gender identity, and falling deeper into the digital world of gay hookup sites.

    I didn't enjoy the writing style, but respected it as a work of art. I found myself skimming the text to get to the meat of the story. I liked that the author allowed nothing super bad come to the fate of these teens as they try to make their way in a complicated and unforgiving world. I guess the saddest part for me was the incident between Cooper and his father.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I LOVE THIS BOOK SO MUCH IT'S MY FAVOURITE EVERYTHING IT'S SO DIFFERENT AND CUTE AND EMOTIONAL AND SO SO SO GOOD i can understand why some people don't like the writing style but i loved it
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    This is a novel about seven people. Two of them are an item, two of them just met, two of them used to be an item and one of them thinks that nobody cares. Two of them are going to make a world record by kissing the longest time (it has to be 32 hours, 12 minutes and 11 seconds). The one who thinks that nobody cares want´s to die.This is a novel about love, world record, first dates and hatred and cruelty in our society. All of those seven are boys. Narrators are those who died years ago and now look after and really want but can´t help the generation after their generation to cope with life and its obstacles.
    For me it is not the most important aspect of this novel - this is love in its uniqueness and hatred in our society for those who are not ordinary.
    Very good book. I know that I am not the intended reader but this book really touched me.

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  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I'm a fan of David Levithan! He always seems to have great stories to tell in unique ways! "A Lovers Dictionary" also by Levithan is one of the most unique ways of writing a love story I've ever read.This book is narrated by the gay generation who suffered from the AIDS epidemic who are watching the current gay generation. It was a unique and interesting way of telling the story. I'm still not a huge fan of YA, but I am finding more and more that there is a lot of substance to some of the young adult novels. This is one of them! It's an important story to tell, and beautifully told.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    This was excellent as audio! My audio book actually expired just as it was concluding. Luckily there was a copy at the library so I didn't have to wait for it on audio. (There were holds on Overdrive, so I couldn't renew it.)
  • Rating: 1 out of 5 stars
    1/5
    Is it terrible to say that the thing I enjoyed most about this book was the authors notes at the end ?
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I love David Levithan. Don't judge this book by its cover or title. There is so much more to this book. Absolutely amazing! He did not disappoint.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    4Q, 4PLevithan brings another great book about seven boys and their stories as they struggle to make their friends, family, and the world understand that being gay doesn't change the person you are. The story is narrated by the men of the past that struggled with unkindness and died from AIDS. They call themselves "us" and now they are watching over, observing, and helping to tell the story of the boys of the present. Each of these seven boys have different issues they are dealing with and experiences that help both male and female readers to find connections to the characters. All of these characters come together to the two boys kissing. Harry and Craig - they decide to break the world record in kissing (over 32 hours) in response to a hate crime. The characters feel so real and readers get plunged into the story itself - as if you know these people and you're rooting for them until the very end and left wanting more.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    This book brought me to tears, repeatedly. Great, fast read.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    We are so privileged nowadays. We can speak as boldly as we want, and say its “free speech”, we can wear whatever we want, we can hear any kind of music, practice any religion (or not), we can even choose whom to love without repercussions. I had taken this all for granted until I read Two Boys Kissing.Two Boys Kissing is narrated Greek chorus style by the generation of Gay men who have died of AIDS."You can’t know what it is like for us now-you will always be one step behind. Be thankful for that. You can’t know what it was like for us then-you will always be one step ahead. Be thankful for that, too."I really enjoyed the Greek Chorus style narration! At first it was a bit confusing to get into, but it was really nice. It was sort of omnipresent. This narration gave everything a much more “emotional” emphasis to everything. I enjoyed it very much.I’m so surprised by the way that David Levithan wrote this book. He didn’t write a book just for the sake of writing about gay relationships. He wrote a book for the sake of human relationships. He made a point to show that gay isn’t different from the rest of the world. He also delved deep into the nature of human relationships, and not only the gay relationships. I loved meeting each and every one of the characters presented. They were all so natural to love and to comprehend.Craig and Harry are the protagonists here. They’re planning to set the world record for longest kiss. They’re not dating, but they used to be a couple. Imagine having to kiss your ex for 32 hours straight! I can’t, and I’m pretty sure not many people can. Yet, David showed us what this kiss meant: this kiss isn’t lustful or passionate, it’s a kiss meant to show something bigger.Craig and Harry’s big kiss sets the stage for other characters. Peter & Neil are another part of the story. They’ve been a couple for a long time, so their dynamic is different. There’s also Ryan & Avery who’ve just met. And then there’s Cooper, who’s alone, who doesn’t really feel anything.All of these characters really resonated with me. They all represented different relationships & hardships that we have all gone through. Cooper especially broke my heart because he goes through an especially difficult issue, and I just wanted to hug him throughout the whole book.This book doesn’t only speak to the gay community. It speaks to all of us who feel different, who want to be different. That boy who wants to be an artist amongst his family of lawyers can understand Neil’s fear of his parents not loving him. That girl who’s in love with her best friend can understand Craig’s feelings for Harry. That person who can’t seem to connect with anyone can resonate with Cooper’s emptiness. These stories are so monumental. They’re meant not only for us, but also for those who surpass us.I hope to read more of David Levithan, and very soon.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    If you would have told super conservative 17 year old me that I'd be reading a book titled Two Boys Kissing in 20 years, I would have thought you were not only lying, but you were going to hell for it. Thank goodness I am not that 17 year old girl anymore. One of the biggest areas of growth for me in the last decade has been a broadening of my worldview and an awareness of my own privilege. While I understand that, as a woman, I still face some struggles, I need to also remember that there are others out there who are still being denied legal rights. I don't often speak out politically on this blog, but I wanted to start this review with a reminder to my 17 year old self - a reminder that I was, and still am, in no place to be judge and jury and that I am here to promote peace and love, in a non-cliche way. And this book by David Levithan, is an excellent reminder of the struggles that a portion of the population of this world faces every day. Read the rest of this review at The Lost Entwife on March 20, 2014.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Fabulous!We meet some wonderful young people all dealing with issues of homosexuality. We watch them with an unseen host of gay men who have gone through all of this already and have died from AIDS, suicide, and other causes.They want to share what they have learned with the living and are frustrated because they can't help them.At the center of all this are two young men who are out to beat the world record for longest kiss. They permission to hold the event on the grounds of their high school and enlist the aid of friends to stream it live. As can one can well imagine, lots of feelings are roiled up in the community.As time crawls by we see the wonderful support between the two boys as they struggle to stay connected for 32 hours, 12 minutes, and 10 seconds.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    This book gives insight into the different lives of various gay teenage boys, some single, some couples, and some who are shamed by who they are. It also incorporates the voice of ghosts of past gay males who want to pass on advice and tell them to br proud of who these boys are, yet the voices of these ghosts have long been taken by the AIDS virus. The book revolves around Harry and Craig, who are not actually a couple but they're trying to set the world record for longest kiss to make a statement after their friend, Tariq, was a victim of a hate crime.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I really love David, but at first I was unsure about the narrative of the dead, but in the end I really think it worked. He takes a lot of risks in his writing, and they pretty much always work for me. His writing is really beautiful, and I loved the story.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Harry and Craig are not longer boyfriends, but decide to try to break the world record for longest kiss. They need to kiss for more than 36 hours in public. This brings out the best and worst in people who see and learn about it.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Read from October 06 to 13, 2013It took more than a few pages for me to wrap my brain around the first person plural narration. There were so many characters introduced and there was a "we" happening. It was a lot. But once I finally figured out who the characters were, the impact of that "we" really hit me. It made me think of And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic. The "we" narrating are the "we" ignored in Stilts book. Powerful story. Read both books.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    If you pick any of my reviews to read, please read this one. This is by far one of the most meaningful and inspiring books I've read in years. Ordinarily I would never have picked up this book, I would have shied away from the title. Thank goodness I'm in book clubs that make me read outside my genre/comfort zone. This book defied all odds and is an amazing read for any gay, straight, questioning, lesbian, trangendered, bisexual teenager or adult (although I can easily see it becoming a manifesto/classic for the LGBT community like the "It Gets Better" book, it's simply too good not to).This "story" is narrated by a lost generation, the generation of gay men and women that watched as nearly two hundred thousand of their friends, family members, and partners died of AIDS and suffered through waves of homophobia like this generation has never known. This voice helps weaves several tales of young gay teens together and tries to reassure this generation that things will get better. The main story is of Harry and Craig, two gay teens that try to break the record for longest kiss (32 hours). What starts out as a small personal record for the two of them turns into an international sensation as people chime in their support (and condemnation) from all over the world. The other threads of the story involve a gay son who feels he has nothing to live for, a girl in a boys body trying to find true love, a young gay boy starting to realize that revenge for the daily slurs and harassment isn't the way to go, and a young gay couple that realize how good they have it.This story addresses so many important and pressing issues. Coming to terms with your identity. Coming out to your family. Believing in the future. Forgiveness. Hope. It's truly inspiring. The use of the omniscient narrators is also breathtaking.Also, the words of this story have such a lyrical quality. Here are some quotable ones for you:"What a powerful word, "future." Of all the abstractions we can articulate to ourselves, of all the concepts we have that other animals do not, how extraordinary the ability to consider a time that's never been experienced. And how tragic not to consider it. It galls us, we with such a limited future, to see someone brush it aside as meaningless, when it has an endless capacity for meaning, and an endless number of meaning that can be found within it.""You can give words, but you can't take them, And when words are given and received, that is when they are shared.""Ignorance is not bliss. Bliss is knowing the full meaning of what you have been given.""We often believe the truest measure of a relationship is the ability to lay ourselves bare. But there's something to be said for parading your plumage as well, finding truth as much in the silly as the severe."Seriously, read this book. I read it from start to finish in one day. Granted I was home sick, but the point. This is a fantastic book that makes me have a little more faith in society. Another job well done David Levithan. This book has already been nominated for a National Book Award (and it was just published last month!) and I can see it getting nominated for many many more awards (also, getting banned because of the title - stupid bigots).
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Normally I wouldn't pick something like this up. Although I am in no way against homosexuality, since I'm not into it, I just wouldn't read something that CENTERS on it. But then I started hearing things from my blogger friends saying that they loved this book and that the writing style was something that had never been done before and naturally, I got curious. And you guys, this book changed me. Now this was my very first Levithan book and I am so glad I chose this one. From the very beginning I was sucked in to the poetic writing style. It really is narrated by a Greek Chorus. This unique writing had me hanging on every word. Just the writing alone had me so emotional I found myself teary eyed and clutching my heart through out the entire book. I never read reviews until I've written my own, so determine if I wanted to read this book I went and checked out everyone's updates and their ratings. In every update I saw "OMG the feels!" or "My heart breaks for them." This is what made me decide I wanted to read it. And man, after finishing this story I really felt emotionally drained. Every story (because its holds multiple POV's) broke me. I was smitten with everyone's story, but it was actually Cooper's who hit me the most. In this story we see what being gay did to different boys, in different times of their lives, and their loved ones. Some of those loved ones accepted them and others didn't. I loved that this book doesn't make it all seem like all sunshine and rainbows, because in reality it isn't. Sometimes the dark and gritty happens and teens that read this need to know how to handle it. Lastly, I loved the ending and Levithan's acknowledgements. The entire story centered around that one very important kiss and in the end the author was able to pull it altogether to that one central location. Not everyone was happy, but they were all there in some way, separate, but still together. I also loved the acknowledgements because in the synopsis it said "based on the true events story" and I was intrigued. I had planned to Google it after wards to see what the real story was, but I didn't have to. Levithan tells about the real story that inspired this one and I saw that as a thanks for them for being so brave. Again, I was moved to tears. (I really needed a "Use in case of feels tissue box!") In short, don't let the title or what this book is about deter you from reading it. It may not be what you normally would read, but I kid you not if you are a reader, certain aspects of it will amaze you. My first Levithan read was filled with emotions and incredible writing and I promise that this won't be my last book by him. I am already absolutely smitten with him.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    David Levithan's "Two Boys Kissing" was so good. He took the title through a misremembered line from a Walt Whitman poem. It is written with kind of a Greek chorus narration by ghosts of prior generations of gay men who were killed during the aids epidemic, as they watch the current young generation of gay and transgender teens go through their own coming of age stories. The central story is of two boys who are trying to break the Guinness World Record for the longest kiss. They aren't boyfriends, but they used to be. There is a blue haired boy and a pink haired transboy who meet at a gay prom. There is a suicidal teenager who has left home after his parents find out he is gay. And a healthy-seeming couple whose parents accept their relationship. All of the storylines interweave and almost meet at the end.... And Levithan is so quotable! It's a beautiful work of philosophy, even ignoring the coming of age and GLBTQ themes. I really, really enjoyed his last book, "Every Day." Levithan's writing has really grown over the years.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    After several disappointments with David Levithan's works written with Rachel Cohn and Andrea Cremer, I'd built up some healthy skepticism about whether his writing really worked for me. With Two Boys Kissing, I now know that he's an author I definitely need to be reading, and am no longer concerned about the collection of his books I already own. Two Boys Kissing is beautiful, a statement about what matters and what it's like to be a gay boy or man.David Levithan's writing is pretentious, of that I have no doubt. It certainly will not appeal to a lot of readers, who will be annoyed by that, and I don't know how it will play with teen readers, but I love it. The writing in Two Boys Kissing is complex and beautiful and simple. There were so many beautiful quotes that are heartbreaking or inspiring or funny. Plus, I'm personally not bothered by pretentious writing so long as it fits the narrative style and it's perfect for Two Boys Kissing.The narrators of Two Boys Kissing are, in fact, none of the boys involved in the plot of the story. In fact, they are all dead. In what the blurb aptly describes as a "Greek Chorus," gay men from times before, specifically a generation dead from AIDS watches the boys live out their lives and marvels at how times have changed. At first, I was immensely skeptical of this writing style, but I actually ended up being a huge fan of the way this played out. Though a bit distancing from the actual teen characters and their issues, I found myself highly connected to this chorus of dead men, choking up in every one of their little asides, either from sadness or the inspiring beauty of their words.By having this chorus of men narrate, Levithan was able to do two things: universalize the experience of being a gay man into more than just what the eight boys specifically focused on have experienced and indicate how much progress has already been made in the acceptance of homosexuality. Certainly total acceptance remains in the future, but the chorus marvels at the fact that two boys can kiss in front of their high school for over a day and receive largely positive feedback. Being gay is no longer as closeted as it used to be.Another aspect of Two Boys Kissing that I loved was the diversity of the characters, both ethnically and situationally. Characters, both main and minor, come from different racial backgrounds, and that's just a fact and not a defining characteristic. Levithan also portrays with the eight gay teens eight different experiences of being a young gay in America. There are the two boys kissing, broken up and trying to figure out how to become friends. There's a couple in a healthy relationship, accepted by both sets of parents. There's a potential couple in the making, one of the boys who is partway through his gender change from female to male. There's a boy who was badly beaten for his sexual identity, determined to support his best friends in their record-breaking kiss. Finally, there's a boy who fears no one will ever love him who trolls the internet for connection, pretending to be whatever someone wants on a gay dating website. Two Boys Kissing really focuses on capturing the whole range of experience and does so well.My complaints are very minor. First off, and this could be very serious for some, Two Boys Kissing is definitely preachy. However, I support the messages herein and didn't mind the preaching. Still, it's worth noting that Levithan isn't setting a scene before the reader and leaving them to draw conclusions; he also sets out the conclusions he wants the reader to draw. The other thing, and this is really nitpicky, is that Levithan really loves the term "screwing," and uses it a lot. It really just seemed really out of place and overused, since I feel like it's slang that I don't hear all that much anymore.I loved Two Boys Kissing. Levithan has written a gorgeous novel with a unique perspective and really delved into the issues of being a gay male. I highly recommend it for anyone interested in GLBT fiction.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    This is my new favorite book, period. For many reasons, at times it reads like a poem, but every single word is relatable for any gay man that's lived in the past 40 years. At some point in my life I've been each of the characters in the book, and just as the author states I too am part of this "sandwich" generation of gay men, between the ones who died o aids, and the ones who had the Internet.

    However the greatness of this book can be summed up in this paragraph (no spoilers ahead):

    "We wish we could have been there for you. We didn’t have many role models of our own—we latched on to the foolish love of Oscar Wilde and the well-versed longing of Walt Whitman because nobody else was there to show us an untortured path. We were going to be your role models. We were going to give you art and music and confidence and shelter and a much better world. Those who survived lived to do this. But we haven’t been there for you. We’ve been here. Watching as you become the role models."

    By the way "Two Boys Kissing" gets extra points for mentioning my favorite gay movie (Beautiful thing), one of me and my partner's songs (Dream a little dream of me) and one of my favorite books. (The Perks of Being a Wallflower).

    And finally, thanks David Levithan for such an incredible gift to gay boys everywhere. Truly, for real, thanks.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I am not sure even where to begin with this review. I guess I should say that I really felt it should have 4.5 stars, but that was only because it was not what I expected of the book…it ended up being so much more, but not what I expected. I expected a story of two boys kissing and really that was all and what it became was a look at the community of past and present and how they are the same but so very different.I was so intrigued by this book, I think at first it was because I have a lot of LGTBQ friends and I support them as much as I can and there is nothing wrong with two boys kissing so why not read a book entitled such? I was interested and excited to listen to this as an audiobook and was surprised to find that the reader was the author himself, David Leviathan.Wow… that is my reaction to this book. It is told from the points of view of many different teenage gay and questioning boys, as well as the spirits of the deceased gay community looking down on this new community.There are 3 pairs of boys, then Cooper --a stand alone, and the spirits, all interwoven into a beautiful and dramatic story. It encompassed two boys kissing, two boys finding each other, two in a relationship but making sure their families understand them, and Cooper who doesn’t want to be himself any longer. It was sad and happy, controversial and normal, and overall a very powerful book to listen to. I found myself in literal tears of joy and of sadness at how communities react and the reality of how the book portrays all of these people and their situations.There was a focus on all of the different emotions one can have in this community and how the public reacts to it and how it feels to be looked at as different and gross, when really you just want to be an equal. It was beautiful and I am so happy to have listened to it.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I love everything I’ve read from David Levithan. This was no exception. Firstly, it’s always something new. Secondly, the prose is very emotional; it just pulls your emotions forth without even trying. I believe this is due to the meaningful language. It’s very honest writing. I really liked that the narrators were a past generation of gay men. I felt it gave the book even more depth. It’s wasn’t just about two boys kissing. There was so much more behind it, around it. Many reviewers have already stated that this book should be required reading and I agree. This is an inspiring book. It is a powerful book. There is so much that this book offers. Personally, it drained me; although in a good way. There are no many books that can pull this much emotion out of me, make me feel the range of emotions I did while listening to this. I loved it. I will be buying this book, no doubt about that. And I will be rereading this book in another few years, no doubt about that. I highly highly recommend!
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    David Levithan is such an amazing writer! I was really struck by his words in Two Boys Kissing. Not only did I find myself rooting on Harry and Craig, but I also was so invested in the other gay teens’ lives (Peter, Neil, Ryan, Avery, Cooper and Tariq). I wish there was total acceptance in this world for people of every race, ethnicity and sexual preference. That was what this book was to me. A plea for acceptance. I thank David for having the courage to write this story and the publisher for printing it. This book and its message is long overdue!