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Looking for Alaska
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August 1, 2014
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August 31, 2014
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Trisha
Jun 22, 2011 rated it liked it
Shelves: ya
It was a pretty good book, pretty standard coming-of-age tale involving the socially awkward teen who goes to boarding school and has a larger than life roommate whom he both idolizes and is jealous of. It reminds me a lot of "A Seperate Peace", only this novel has a sexy, female co-ed that he obsesses over. It has the not-so-surprising tragedy that the characters must cope with. A good read, but maybe it would have had a greater impact if I was actually....coming of age. I think I may have read ...more
Vincent Lowry
Dec 04, 2009 marked it as to-read
Jenny
Jan 25, 2010 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: teen-fiction
Kitty Marie
Jan 29, 2010 marked it as to-read
Shelves: tbr-interested
Jacqueline
May 14, 2010 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: 2013
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Aug 06, 2011 rated it liked it
Shelves: own, contem-fic
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Mar 10, 2012 marked it as to-read
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Mar 27, 2012 rated it it was amazing
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Nov 29, 2012 rated it it was ok
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Gregory Williams
Jun 02, 2015 rated it really liked it
Shelves: ya
Christine
Jan 12, 2016 rated it really liked it
Shelves: fiction, young-adult
Jess
Feb 07, 2016 marked it as to-read
Shelves: owned, kindle
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Dec 08, 2019 rated it it was amazing