oh my god this look wore me out it was so good
Two Boys Kissing (2013)
Based on true events—and narrated by a Greek Chorus of the generation of gay men lost to AIDS—Two Boys Kissing follows Harry and Craig, two seventeen-year-olds who are about to take part in a 32-hour marathon of kissing to set a new Guinness World Record. While the two increasingly dehydrated and sleep-deprived boys are locking lips, they become a focal point in the lives of other teens dealing with universal questions of love, identity, and belonging.
- ISBN:
- 9780307931917
- Length:
- 210 pages
Genres: romance, young adult
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this was my favorite David Levan book of the year I read three I believe and this was just so emotional and so well written it talked about so many different queer characters that I really loved





