Who Are The Main Characters In We Contain Multitudes?

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Sawyer
Sawyer
2025-11-13 06:23:57
Kurl and Jo from 'We Contain Multitudes' live rent-free in my head! It's rare to find male protagonists written with this much nuance—they defy stereotypes at every turn. Kurl might seem like your typical jock at first, but his chapters reveal this wounded, artistic soul beneath the Armor. And Jo? His hyper-verbal, reference-laden letters made me laugh and ache; that kid wears his heart on his sleeve. Their dynamic reminds me of 'aristotle and dante' but grittier, with all the awkwardness of real teen boys figuring out love. The way trauma shapes both of them (Kurl's family violence, Jo's past bullying) adds such weight to their bond. Honestly, I cried when Kurl finally calls Jo "bird"—it's those small, earned moments that make them unforgettable.
Felix
Felix
2025-11-14 09:26:18
Reading 'We Contain Multitudes' was such a raw, emotional experience for me. The two main characters, Jonathan Hopkirk and Adam "Kurl" Kurlansky, couldn't be more different yet their connection feels so real. Jo is this tiny, poetic gay kid who writes letters for class, while Kurl's a football player with a rough home life. Their epistolary format makes their voices distinct—Jo's all lyrical and vulnerable, Kurl starts gruff but softens beautifully. What got me was how their relationship evolves from forced pen pals to something deeper, messy, and healing. sarah Henstra nails the way they Challenge each other—Jo pushes Kurl to embrace tenderness, while Kurl helps Jo find strength. The side characters like Lyle and Shayna add layers, but the heart of the story is those letters. I still think about Jo's Whitman obsession and how it mirrors the title—people really do contain multitudes, and this book captures that perfectly.
Vaughn
Vaughn
2025-11-14 16:10:56
'We Contain Multitudes' centers on Jo and Kurl, two Minnesota teens whose letter-writing assignment becomes lifeline. Jo's effusive, literary voice hooked me immediately—he quotes Walt Whitman like breathing. Kurl took longer to love, but his gruff tenderness wrecked me. Their romance isn't cute; it's clumsy, painful, and breathtakingly honest. The way Henstra writes their misunderstandings (like Kurl's struggle to articulate feelings) feels so authentically teenage. Secondary characters shine too—Shayna's fierce loyalty, Lyle's toxic influence—but the story belongs to those boys and their ink-stained, heart-stopping letters.
Aaron
Aaron
2025-11-16 17:15:47
Let me geek out about the characterization in 'We Contain Multitudes' for a sec! Henstra uses the letter format brilliantly—you hear Jo and Kurl's growth through their writing styles. Early on, Kurl's replies are short, misspelled, defensive; Jo's are flowery and performative. But as trust builds, Kurl's sentences unfurl into startling poetry, while Jo's pretenses drop to reveal real fear. Their contrasts create this electric tension: Jo's love of Whitman versus Kurl's Blue-collar pragmatism, Jo's open queerness versus Kurl's slow self-acceptance. Even their physical differences (Jo's delicate frame, Kurl's football build) become metaphors for vulnerability vs. protection. What slays me is how neither is 'fixed' by the other—they just learn to hold space for each other's broken pieces. More YA needs messy, complicated boys like this.
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