#156 in Young adult
Two Boys Kissing
- 224
- Pages
- about 4 h
- Reading time
- Lambda Literary Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature
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About the book
Two Boys Kissing is a 2013 young adult novel written by American author David Levithan. The book follows two 17-year-old boys who set out to break a Guinness World Record by kissing for 32 hours. The book includes a "Greek chorus" of the generation of gay men who died of AIDS. Throughout the narrative, the book discusses topics such as relationships, coming out, gender identity, and hook-up culture.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.1 across 99 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 40% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Young adult average of 7.8. That is how 7.9 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.5 | 8 | 8% |
| Hardcover | 8.1 | 91 | 92% |
Reader voices
The most-liked reviews on Hardcover (credited to their authors).
“The narrators the author chose to tell these stories was a genius idea. I felt the whole book from start to finish. Even though it shows the hardships the LGBT+ faces I loved that it also showed their resilience and hope.”
“I am a character reader and David Levithan can be such a concept writer that I don't quite connect to about half of his books (even though I always really want to!). This is one of them. The concept is great, and some of the…”
Frequently asked
What age is Two Boys Kissing for?
Two Boys Kissing sits on the Young adult shelf in the sources we use, which by convention means roughly ages 13 and up. This is a guide from the book’s category, not a publisher’s age rating. It has 224 pages — shorter than 95% of the ranked books in Young adult.
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