I read this for the emojiathon challenge 'read a book that involves sports' because football is mentioned suuuper briefly and I wanted an excuse to include this book. Boy am I glad I did because, in case you can't tell, I loved this book. In my opinion, David Levithan is at his best when he's writing short stories and this book only further proved that to me.

The way the stories interconnected was clever and oftentimes very subtle, and I surprisingly found myself loving the poetic writing that I usually hate. Now into my ratings for each individual story.

smoking [5/5] What a great way to start this book, holy crap
tinder heart [5/5] At first I wasn't into it, but then I fell head over heels in love with it [TW: eating disorder]
Love Songs for Elizabeth [4.5/5] This was so adorable, but I took off half a star because the format of songs could sometimes get a bit repetitive
On the Inside [3/5] I found this one just okay. To be honest, I appreciated it more in a later story when the protagonist returned
My girlfriend is in love with Holden Caulfield [1/5] The only one I genuinely didn't like
suburban myths [3.5/5] Another one that I appreciated more later
Gospel [5/5] This may be the definition of unexpected favourite
lying awake beside you, these thoughts run through my head [4/5] The writing of this story is easily my biggest praise of it
Fragments [3/5] Fine is probably the best way to describe this one
the day [5/5] The story alone was great, but when I figured out the writing technique I was blown away
Strong [4/5] I'm not gonna lie, half the reason I like this one so much is because of how much I loved tinder heart [TW: eating disorder]
The Patron Saint of Stoners [5/5] For some reason I really related to this one
Writing [5/5] The story by itself was fantastic and then the way it connected with so many of the ones that followed made me love it even more
Your Sister [4/5] This story just builds and builds to such a satisfying climax in a way that you wouldn't expect from only a few pages
Comeuppance [4/5] This reminded me of fan-fiction, and I mean that in the best possible way. It specifically reminded me of the many character studies I've read, which are a personal favourite of mine
the grocer's daughter [3/5] It was sweet but ultimately had no substance to it
Experimentation [5/5] Easily the funniest of them all, which made the emotion towards the end even more impactful
Unlonely [4/5] I didn't entirely understand this one but I loved it
escapade [5/5] Platonic relationships at their finest
Possibility [5/5] The perfect conclusion to an amazing book

If I were smart enough to average out my ratings then it would probably be 3-4, but I'm giving it a 5 anyway because I loved it and because I can.

Edit 06/10/18: Jaime from the future here to say that I finally figured out what the rating would actually be. There was a possibility for 100 stars in total and I gave it 83, which averages out to 4-4.25 stars.