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This is a really interesting book. It is a story of cliches that I could see going into the book, yet I still found a lot to like here. The cliches include: A) and mysterious, pixie-ish, adventurous girl that is infuriating and yet changes the main characters life forever. B) the aforementioned main character who is a moody teenage boy who goes off to a boarding school and really learns about life, man. C) A group a kids that love to learn and read and have adventures that pull them together.
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Memorable and quite enjoyable. The characters here really shine; Green has created a group of very realistic and appealingly multifaceted teens. The construction of the book is strong as well as unique, lulling readers into complacency while experiencing everything at Culver Creek for the first time with protagonist Miles before pulling the rug out from underneath everyone halfway through to change gears, transforming into a mystery of sorts. I'm glad that I went into reading this knowing so lit
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I was thinking about only giving it 3 stars, but I really liked the ending.
Sep 14, 2009
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Looking for Alaska by John Green (2006)
"If drunk were cookies, I'd be Famous Amos."
This wasn't my favorite John Green book but I did like it. 3.5 stars ...more
This wasn't my favorite John Green book but I did like it. 3.5 stars ...more
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