Looking for Alaska
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does anyone else agree that looking for alaska is over rated?
Ellice
Jan 04, 2015 02:04AM
I realise I may get some hate for this question but however! I had heard so much hype about this book before reading and I was so excited when I ordered it.. but once I read it I felt kind of disappointed:/ the book centred around Alaska and her car crash, but I don't feel like there were any strong feelings put across, I didn't connect with the characters or the situation really...
any one else agree?
any one else agree?
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I completely agree!
It's a good book I suppose.
But I don't really get the essence of the story.
It didn't give me the feels at all. If you know what I mean.
It's a good book I suppose.
But I don't really get the essence of the story.
It didn't give me the feels at all. If you know what I mean.
I was so excited going into this book, I had only heard absolutely OUTSTANDING things about it, and while I can't say it was a bad book, it definitely wasn't all I thought it would be. I had a friend claim "it changed her life" and I don't really see how, but to each their own.
I guess when I read this was about the time I realized YA novels just weren't my thing anymore. I couldn't really enjoy the writing, the characters were a little surreal, Alaska herself was just so unlikable to me and very easily fell into the "manic pixie dream girl" Green's female characters often are.
I didn't see her death coming, but one of my biggest pet peeves with any sort of writing is the "wonderful female love interest dies so the male protagonist can learn something about himself and become a better person" trope and I think that really killed this book for me.
I guess when I read this was about the time I realized YA novels just weren't my thing anymore. I couldn't really enjoy the writing, the characters were a little surreal, Alaska herself was just so unlikable to me and very easily fell into the "manic pixie dream girl" Green's female characters often are.
I didn't see her death coming, but one of my biggest pet peeves with any sort of writing is the "wonderful female love interest dies so the male protagonist can learn something about himself and become a better person" trope and I think that really killed this book for me.
i used to absolutely adore this book but then recently i re-read it and genuinely couldn't understand why i liked it so much. it was over rated and alaska's accident was really obvious, in my opinion..
Think it was the best book i have ever read and i fell in love with the stetting
I loved The Fault in Our Stars so much that i decided to try another book by this author, and picked Looking For Alaska. I was so unimpressed that i gave up on it, which i rarely do with a book.
I didn't care about any of the characters, I was happy when Alaska died, I kept counting down how many pages I had left.
I only kept reading so I could see the ending, then I hated the ending too. All in all, it was one of the worst books I've ever read.
I only kept reading so I could see the ending, then I hated the ending too. All in all, it was one of the worst books I've ever read.
Yes. My least favourite John Green novel. TFIOS and Paper Towns are phenomenal but this was a bit lacklustre and a bit over-hyped.
Compared to other books by John Green, this book is not up to the mark !! A bit slow for my taste .
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