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Looking for Alaska

John Green

Start date: August 1, 2014

Finish date: August 31, 2014

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Sep 15, 2014 Jael rated it it was ok

I really had high expectations about the book, having read The fault in our stars!! However I found myself not enjoying it as much. It posed some intereresting questions, but it didn't really get me involved in the story. Unlike stars characters I was not invested in what happened to the characters in the book, nor did I feel much was to be learned about them from the story. It seemed unrealistic the affection that pudge had for alaska, but that is just me... ...more

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Mar 30, 2012 Sarah rated it really liked it

Shelves: 100-in-2013, young-adult

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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Oct 02, 2016 JLynn added it

I chose this book off a banned book list. I enjoyed it and found it comical it was on the list since compared to other teen fiction, its content is pretty mild/average. this was the first book I've read by this author and I'm not sure if I'll read more. ...more

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