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2 stars.
I’m a John Greene fan, but Aza just didn’t do it for me. Turtles all the way down reminded me of Eliza and her Monsters (a book I absolutely loved). Yet, where Eliza excelled. Turtles (Aza) flounders (well after some thought, I think flounder is a fish, but it sure sounds good).
Maybe these sayings fit better. Turtles makes me want to:
“pray to the porcelain god”
“Esophageal eruption”
“Blow Chunks”
Etc... Etc...
I’m a John Greene fan, but Aza just didn’t do it for me. Turtles all the way down reminded me of Eliza and her Monsters (a book I absolutely loved). Yet, where Eliza excelled. Turtles (Aza) flounders (well after some thought, I think flounder is a fish, but it sure sounds good).
Maybe these sayings fit better. Turtles makes me want to:
“pray to the porcelain god”
“Esophageal eruption”
“Blow Chunks”
Etc... Etc...
I mean it wasn't the worst book out there but it is by far my least favourite John Green book to date.
Aza was insufferable as a character at first but I grew to like her a bit. Her inner monologue made it better.
Daisy was the only redeeming character
Will list more thoughts later :/ ...more
Aza was insufferable as a character at first but I grew to like her a bit. Her inner monologue made it better.
Daisy was the only redeeming character
Will list more thoughts later :/ ...more
I dithered over this rating, but since I got more drawn into the story in the last half of the book, I decided to up the rating from 3* to 3.5*
Jan 31, 2022
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One of the most visceral and intense accounts of mental illness I've ever read.
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