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by John Green (Goodreads Author)

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Is this real??? John Usually releases his titles on his videos and he hasn't said anything about a new book

Amelia It is real! I've watched a video about it and he even read the first chapter. I'm so excited!…moreIt is real! I've watched a video about it and he even read the first chapter. I'm so excited!(less)

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How does John Green put words to feelings I've had my entire life and somehow express it so eloquently and non-chantantly? Like I should have known how to express it the whole time if it were so simple? Turtles All the Way Down is both ordinary and awesome. The perfect encapsulation of coming of age in 2017.

Bryony Stringer In this book, I think he achieves this by simply stating 'you can explain what it is, but you can't explain what it was'. …moreIn this book, I think he achieves this by simply stating 'you can explain what it is, but you can't explain what it was'. (less)

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Can anyone please tell me if this is more of a Spring/Summer read or Autumn/Winter?

Katie Personally, I read it in winter, but I think it would be really nice for spring or the early summer months.

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Does anyone know if 'Turtles all the way down' is a Discworld reference? Cause it really should be!

Don Lawson It's a Hindu cosmology reference, paraphrased by Stephen Hawking in "A Brief History of Time": A scientist once gave a lecture on astronomy. He descri…moreIt's a Hindu cosmology reference, paraphrased by Stephen Hawking in "A Brief History of Time": A scientist once gave a lecture on astronomy. He described how the earth orbits around the sun, etc. At the end, a little old lady got up and said: "Rubbish. The world is really flat, supported on the back of a giant tortoise." The scientist replied, "And what is the tortoise standing on?" "Why," said the old lady, "it's turtles all the way down!"(less)

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