![]() ![]() Worse still, those thoughts reveal a deep lack of self-respect. ![]() Norah stands as an example of what’s wrong with the majority of female characters, her thoughts always seeming to come back to boys and sex. The only difference is it wasn’t Levithan who inspired the vitriolic response this time, it was Cohn. And, once more, I couldn’t stand the chapters for one character, while I quite liked the others. Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist was written in alternating chapters, the same as Will Grayson, Will Grayson, with the two authors trading back and forth, each taking one character. I say that, and yet here I am, having to admit I was wrong about him, just this one time. ![]() ![]() But my morbid curiosity in this case has its limits, and they don’t extend far (if at all) past those two. I read this mostly to see if the book was as loathsome as the film, and I plan on reading 10 Things I Hate About You now that I’ve learned not only was it initially a book, but it was also written by, of all people, David Levithan. After my past indictment of David Levithan as a writer who cares more about the idea than the execution, you’d think he would earn a spot on my list of authors I’ve plain given up on, and you’d be wrong. ![]()
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