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This is my third John Green book this year, and I think I am becoming rather saturated with his brand of nerd boy humour. I remember really liking Paper Towns, then finding the protagonist of An Abundance of Katherines annoying... but I was looking forward to the acclaimed Looking for Alaska.
Again, it is a story about the search for the female ideal - the self-destructive, messed up beautiful teenage girl set up as a lure for the hapless cute geek. Disappointingly, Miles Pudge Halter isn't very ...more
Again, it is a story about the search for the female ideal - the self-destructive, messed up beautiful teenage girl set up as a lure for the hapless cute geek. Disappointingly, Miles Pudge Halter isn't very ...more
I'm told that because I love Markus Zusak, I will like John Green.
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This book was great. I loved all the characters, all very well developed. The story is also very compelling.
Heartbreaking and real, with an ending that pulls no punches. Loved it.
Yeah, I fell in love with Alaska, too.
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