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Hold Me Closer: The Tiny Cooper Story
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June 2020: Other Books > (Poll Ballot Tally) Hold Me Closer: The Tiny Cooper Story by David Levithan - 4 stars

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annapi | 5515 comments I wasn't expecting anything when I started reading this, but I was surprised it actually was the "script" for a play. This is a companion story to "Will Grayson, Will Grayson", which this author co-wrote with John Green, and tells the story of the character Tiny Cooper, who was introduced in WGWG.

Act I is Tiny's story from birth to teenager, and Act II is Tiny's high school years when he starts dating. I loved the first half, but the second half kind of got repetitive as Tiny goes through 18 ex-boyfriends, and the "open" ending kind of goes nowhere much. But overall I really enjoyed the story and the format - the song lyrics are clever, I laughed out loud at some of them, and I wish I could see this play performed, or at least hear the music.


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