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Turtles All the Way Down

John Green

Start date: May 1, 2018

Finish date: May 30, 2018

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Turtles All the Way Down by John Green

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Turtles All the Way Down by John Green

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Jun 05, 2020 Colleen rated it liked it · review of another edition

Man can do what he wills but he cannot will what he wills.

Nobody ever says goodbye unless they want to see you again.

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May 04, 2018 Jeanne rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: ya, read-2018

A billionaire disappeared when he faced a fraud and bribery investigation, leaving his two teen-aged sons behind, leaving his fortune to a tuatara (a lizard-like reptile). While some books would focus on this story, in Turtles All the Way Down, John Green focused on a pair of friends who wanted to receive a $100,000 reward for finding the man.

Turtles was told from the point of view of Aza, diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), whose "invasives" (intrusive thoughts) took over her l ...more

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Jan 02, 2018 Mom2triplets04 rated it really liked it

Shelves: books-i-own-read, 2017-amazon-best-books

Wanted to finish this in 2017 but ran out of time. Enjoyed the friendship between Aza and Daisy. The mystery plot was a bit far fetched but it kept me reading. I learned some things about anxiety, OCD and hypochondria. Aza finds her first love and how she deals with all the germs. Sad ending but no tears.

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Jun 08, 2021 Joanne rated it really liked it

I think John Green did a remarkable job of getting into the troubled mind of a 16 year old girl suffering with anxiety and OCD. As a reader, you feel empathy and sympathy for this girl who’s trapped in and by her thoughts, as I think we all can relate to times when we’ve been held captive by our own irrational fears and feelings. Best of all, it’s all framed by real and funny friendships and a bit of a mystery.
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