Wide Awake Now, David Levithan
Wide Awake Now, David Levithan
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Wide Awake Now

Author: David Levithan

Narrator: Max Meyers

Unabridged: 6 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/16/2024


Synopsis

From the New York Times bestselling author of Every Day, this is a queer love story set against the backdrop of the 2024 presidential election, in a reimagining of David Levithan’s 2004 novel Wide Awake.

When David Levithan published Wide Awake in 2004, he set it in an imagined 2024, where a gay Jewish man had just been elected president of the United States, until a governor decides that some election results in his state are invalid, awarding crucial votes to the other candidate and his fellow party member. What follows is the story of teens Jimmy and Duncan as they explore their relationship, their politics, and their country.

In Wide Awake Now, David Levithan is flipping the script and rewriting Jimmy and Duncan’s story in the real 2024, rather than his imagined version. This is a protest novel for today.

Once again, David Levithan proves the critical importance of standing up for what you believe in and the cost of apathy in today’s political climate.

About The Author

David Levithan is the author of several books for young adults, including Lambda Literary Award winner Two Boys Kissing; Every Day; Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist and Dash & Lily’s Book of Dares (co-authored with Rachel Cohn); Will Grayson, Will Grayson (co-authored with John Green); and Boy Meets Boy. In 2016, David received the Margaret A. Edwards Award for his significant and lasting contribution to young adult literature.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Andrew on May 03, 2024

4.5 my fifteenth david levithan novel, and he still blows me away. something about the stunning writing, gorgeous character work, and magnificent dialogue will always captivate me and leave me with the warmest feelings. though i slightly prefer the original, this re-release sets the story in a more......more

Goodreads review by Michelle on July 21, 2024

This was an easy read and a great book. Very relevant to today’s political atmosphere and how younger teens can take a stand. I would recommend to middle school or high school.......more

Goodreads review by mary sofia on March 19, 2025

Eh, I liked the premise more than the actual content.......more

Goodreads review by devynreads on June 02, 2024

I enjoyed this book for how closely it represented the current state of America and the obvious Trump cultists of the opposition party. Two things knocked off a star for me: 1. The cheating storyline. It was out of place and fucking ridiculous. The amount of characters who thought Keisha deserved for......more

Goodreads review by Ziggi on November 23, 2024

I wish I could say this reimagining “trumped” the original, but I’ve gotta say I think I disliked this one overall more. It wasn’t terrible, but the changes felt forced. Two undeveloped side characters had their “she/her” pronouns swapped for they/thems, as if this added non-binary representation, e......more


Quotes

★ "Emotionally charged, boldly confrontational, and brilliantly executed." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"A thought-provoking political novel." —School Library Journal