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Looking for Alaska

John Green

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Dec 09, 2013 Catherine rated it really liked it

I only got this book because it was a reading choice for one of the bookclubs on this site but boy am I glad I did because it was a thoroughly enjoyable and entertaining book. The book is about a young boy named Miles who attends a boarding school & it follows him from his first day at the School "Culver Creek" through his first year at the school. The way John Greene describes Miles' trials and tribulations at the school along with his love for friend & class mate Alaska Young and his developin ...more

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Jan 05, 2014 Morgan rated it it was amazing

This was so lovely. Just. *sighhhh*.

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May 20, 2015 Tina rated it really liked it

Shelves: thought-provoking, young-adult-forever, tissues-required, histoire-d-amour, growing-up

First love, friendship, bonds, adolescence, questions, answers, frustrations, silliness, importance, fun, sadness, difference, acceptance, loss and pain.

All the big things are here. The how, who, when, why and what.
The awkwardness and ridiculousness of youth, the good and bad choices and how some of these moments can change us forever.

I liked Pudge's essay right at the end.
And this sentence, 'There is a part of her greater than the sum of her knowable parts'. ...more

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Jul 17, 2014 Hannah Norman rated it really liked it

This was a genuinely sweet, albeit sad, representation of high school friendship. Green did a wonderful job of showing the realities of high school. The characters all seemed like real teenagers with issues that teenagers have.

There were times that I laughed out loud, and times that I cried like a baby. Another book well done, Mr. Green.

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Feb 19, 2015 Veronica rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2015-reading-challenge

I loved this book. I think the character development was great, especially keeping Alaska a bit of a mystery throughout. The plot was steady and kept me reading and the ending was satisfying.

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Jan 26, 2015 Katrina rated it really liked it

Shelves: kindle-books, audiobooks, 2015-reads

for 2015 reading challenge: a book written by someone under 30

audiobook version

I figured out what was going on "after" very early into the "after" and then spent the rest of the book screaming at Pudge & the Colonel for not figuring it out. while a good book, I wasn't nearly as impressed with this book as The Fault in Our Stars. ...more

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