lowercase will grayson is a depressed teen with almost no friends, a divorced mother and an internet crush on a guy three states away. Mixed-case Will Grayson is a straight teen with two affluent parents, an gay friend named Tiny and a life motto of "shut up, and don't care" One night the two namesakes meet in Downtown Chicago and a universe of new possibilities is created.

I started this book three times and put it down twice because I knew that A) these guys are brilliant writers and B) I wasn't enjoying it as much as I wanted to. But the third time was lucky and, I finally got past the intro stuff and discovered the unmitigated brilliance that this book contains. It's "laugh out loud" funny in spots and "keep reading despite the the tears in your eyes" truthful in spots and remarkably, some of those spots are the same spots. This is great writing. It's a wise and heartfelt book that suggests to the reader a better world-view. It certainly left this reader in a more optimistic mindset than it found him in.

It should be pointed out for those that are as slow on the uptake as me that the two Will Graysons tell their stories in alternating chapters. While this apparently obvious to most folks, it was major stumbling block for me on my first two attempts at reading this book.

With that in mind, read and enjoy!