An Abundance of Katherines in Around the World in 80 Books

Jul 18, 2010 Laura rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: xx-2010-xx

What a great YA read! Funny, and I love the way he writes. Very conversational, and great footnotes!

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Nov 30, 2011 SandyC rated it liked it

Shelves: ya-and-children-s, 2013-read, rrrc-2013

I wanted to read more of John Green's books after becoming enamored with The Fault in Our Stars. Unfortunately, this earlier work isn't nearly as enjoyable or thought-provoking. Colin Singleton has just been dumped by a girl named Katherine for the 19th time. To help heal is broken heart, he embarks on a road trip with his best friend, Hassan, a self-proclaimed "lazy fatty."

Colin is a prodigy who wants to be a genius. He tries to formulate a theorem that will predict if someone will get dumped. ...more

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Jun 08, 2020 Mike rated it did not like it

What do I detest by the end of this book? Colin, and Hassan the main characters, most of the notable characters, notably Lindsey, as well as most of the notable language artifacts used - kafir, fug, and overfitted algorithms.

This book came recommended and I had high hopes, those were quickly doused and then stomped deep into the ground. Its over! Thank god! Next!!!

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May 30, 2014 Jean-Marie rated it really liked it

Shelves: humor, young-adult, realistic-fiction, romance, coming-of-age

3.5/5 stars. My teen self would've enjoyed this book. If you want a summary or review, look at the many others listed on goodreads. If you want one from me...dingleberries! ...more

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Jun 22, 2017 Daina rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: romance, young-adult

As everyone else has said, by the end of this book, you're over all of the anagramming. It's a cool quirk of Colin's but it was so overdone. So overdone.

Also, the 'epiphany' and complete character development/realization occurred in the final two pages. No lie.

Not John Green's best. Going from Looking for Alaska to this was a bad decision on my part. ...more

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