Overall rating: 3.5/5This is an interesting and rather mixed anthology. I've liked David Levithan's stories in the past - particularly The Quiz Bowl Antichrist, from Geektastic, which sadly doesn't appear here - and I was curious to see more of them. But this was more of a mixed bag than I thought it would be. There were some gems, don't get me wrong, but none of them were as good as The Quiz Bowl Antichrist - a lot of them felt under-edited, or like they had pointless plots. There seems to be a...

I thought that this was a brilliant book. Oftentimes, I felt that these characters were real people that were writing their own stories. Stories that will now live on, whether in fame or infamy. I didn't find myself bothered by the fact that many of the stories were about homosexual relationships. In fact, as one reader has already said, it really does make you realize that love is a universal thing. Love is love is love and it doesn't matter how the parties associate themselves, all that matter...

Some of these were great, some didn't interest me at all. My rating is more like 3.5 but I'm feeling generous and rounding it up to 4. Imo, there wasn't enough lesbians. If I remember correctly there was one lesbian story and it ended badly for the couple, whereas there were plenty of gay and hetero couples and idk there could have been more lesbians is all I'm saying.

No. I understand this was his earlier work, much of which he said he did not re-edit for publishing purposes. But man, he probably should have.

1. Starbucks Boy - 4/5 stars!2. Miss Lucy Had A Steamboat - 3.75/5 stars!3. The Alumni Interview - 4/5 stars!4. The Good Witch - 3/5 stars!5. The Escalator, a Love Story - 2/5 stars!6. The Number of People Who Meet on Airplanes - 4/5 stars!7. Andrew Chang - 2.5/5 stars!8. Flirting With Waiters - 2.75/5 stars!9. Lost Sometimes - 2.75/5 stars!10. Princes - 4/5 stars!11. Breaking and Entering - 3.25/5 stars!12. Skipping The Prom -2.75/5 stars!13. A Romantic Inclination - 3.5/5 stars!14. What A Song...

Disclaimer -- I LOVE THIS MAN!! Every book I've read of Levithan has touched my heart. This collection of short stories began, he says, as a way to avoid an AP physics lesson. That story, "A Romantic Inclination," is so funny.Levithan's characters search for someone to love...he believes in the power of love.Favorite line: "every two people cause an intersection. Every person alters the world."

"Starbucks Boy" : Sweet, endearing, Arabella was awesome. Made me crave for coffee. 4/5"Miss Lucy Had A Steamboat" : A complicated one, with twists and turns. A girl who is dealing -in her own way- with having her heart broken. Beautifully written. 3/5"The Alumni Interview" : I especially loved the ending, it shows the need to stand out for yourself and for the people you love, no matter what (or who) is in front of you. 4/5"The Good Witch" : Kind of funny, but also kind of boring. 3/5"The Escal...

I started this book thinking it would be a bunch of cute little love story of the usual kind. But I got a little bit of a surprise to find out the first story was about a gay boy. But I can live with some of that mixed in, I kept reading to find that out of 18 stories, 8 focused on gays or lesbians.But they are all cute little stories about finding love and are worth the quick read. Some of my favorites (probably because they remind me of my self) are A Romantic Inclination and Without Saying.

When I picked up this book, I wasn't expected it to be about gay relationships (there are some straight stories though), but I felt like I shouldn't put it down. Reading the story's, I usually had to wait until a page in to figure out if the narrator was a boy or a girl, which made me realize how love is love and a crush is a crush no matter your preferance. While there were some parts in the book where I cringed, there were others were I laughed. And although I am straight, I found myself relat...

"Starbucks Boy": Hilarious, clever, and sweet. 5/5"Miss Lucy Had A Steamboat": I didn't really get this one, but I THINK it's about how one should respond to getting one's heart broken. 3/5."The Alumni Interview": Interviews for colleges are always varying degrees of awful. Add to it the awkwardness of the interviewer being your boyfriend's father and everything gets hilarious but even more awful. 5/5."The Good Witch": Painful prom story. 3/5."The Escalator, a Love Story": Rather meh. 3/5."The N...

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I highly recommend this book. Not just for YAs, but for anyone who enjoys a good story about love. As explained in his author's note, each story was written for friends on Valentine's Day, and are for the most part in their original format (the tradition began when the author was in high school). Some of the stories will make you laugh, and some will make you sad, but all are completely enjoyable.

David Levithan did a good job with this collection of short stories. They're all about love, different kinds of teenage loves, and they definitely remind me of my teen relationships -- though I think the girl who plays with her lesbian/bisexual best friend's heart and will never quite get the signals unmixed is a pretty ubiquitous one. Still, there's defiant we're-gay-so-what love, dating because it's familiar and convenient love, bittersweet love... There are love stories with two boys, two gir...

It bothers me that this book has actually good ratings on Goodreads. I'm losing hope in humanity (kidding). The writing was sloppy and shallow. Good thing the author indicated that he wrote the stories during high school. If not, I would lose my respect for Levithan as a writer. I loved Every Day which is why I was sort of expecting I would like this book as well. I didn't. The stories were awkward to read. Though I get what Levithan was trying to say, he was not able to convey it properly. Most...

A cute selection of short love stories of all types. Some were a little odd or dull, but generally they were really endearing and enjoyable. Plus, great to see gay relationships explored as well as straight ones.