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3.81 AVERAGE
3.81 AVERAGE
Wondering what all the fuss was about (I had seen the high ratings and was on my library's waiting list for over 6 months) I finally understood over the course of two days the why and what of Looking for Alaska. A cleverly written novel on unrequited love and a twist that leaves you pondering the meaning of life, the questions asked and answers both resolved and unresolved will stay with me for quite some time.
Honestly i enjoyed it even though i had problems with it
I don’t know how to feel about this book. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it and if left you with things to think about which is something I always appreciate from books. But I don’t know how I feel about the plot, it was very slow in the beginning but then once things started happening (I won’t say and spoilers) they seemed rushed and I kind of wish that the book had been a little longer so that we could see more in depth what was going on in the last 100 pages of the book. Overall I enjoyed the read but think that some more detail when it comes to the major events of the book could have made it a bit better.
I honestly loved the book Looking for Alaska. I think that everyone in high school that isn't into a real love story and a sort of exciting adventure with many twists and turns. This is where you should come!
Although I loved the book, having read The Fault in Our Stars, before I read this book, it sort of went along the same pattern that the other novel did. Like the story plan, a awkward kid who finds this person out of the blue, sort of falls in love and then BAM something goes horribly wrong.
I would recommend this book to high-school kids because it sort of goes through the same things they may be going through, even if it has a lot of alcohol and drugs, it was an awesome read and I wouldn't say anything different!
Although I loved the book, having read The Fault in Our Stars, before I read this book, it sort of went along the same pattern that the other novel did. Like the story plan, a awkward kid who finds this person out of the blue, sort of falls in love and then BAM something goes horribly wrong.
I would recommend this book to high-school kids because it sort of goes through the same things they may be going through, even if it has a lot of alcohol and drugs, it was an awesome read and I wouldn't say anything different!
I enjoyed this typical John Green story about a smart, hopeless boy and an endlessly fascinating girl. This book had been on my to read list for years and it's a shame that I did not read it as a teenager, because then I probably would have liked it better.
I always find the mysteriousness of 'the' girl in these kinds of books a bit unrealistic. It gives the impression that the writer doesn't quite understand what teenage girls really are like, or has romanticized the image of a teenage girl from his own childhood. In the book they aren't the silly teenagers they should be, but are always so mysterious, mature, sophisticated and out of the main characters league. Why can't they just be the weird awkward normal teenage girl?
Anyway, the story is beautiful, sad and has a meaningful message about life. I could enjoy the whole young and reckless kind of vibe and it brought me back to the feeling of being a teenager just doing stupid shit with friends.
His better books are often a guilty pleasure for me, even though I'm not sure yet if I really feel guilty about them... :)
I always find the mysteriousness of 'the' girl in these kinds of books a bit unrealistic. It gives the impression that the writer doesn't quite understand what teenage girls really are like, or has romanticized the image of a teenage girl from his own childhood. In the book they aren't the silly teenagers they should be, but are always so mysterious, mature, sophisticated and out of the main characters league. Why can't they just be the weird awkward normal teenage girl?
Anyway, the story is beautiful, sad and has a meaningful message about life. I could enjoy the whole young and reckless kind of vibe and it brought me back to the feeling of being a teenager just doing stupid shit with friends.
His better books are often a guilty pleasure for me, even though I'm not sure yet if I really feel guilty about them... :)
reading this book at such a young age lowkey ruined my mental development
Honestly this was just an okay book for me. I didn't dislike it as much as Paper Towns but I definitely didn't love it like I did with the Fault In Our Stars. I didn't feel any emotional connection to any of the characters. The book felt a little incomplete, a little empty. I enjoyed the religion class I thought all of that was super interesting and I enjoyed the last 3 pages of the book alot with Miles's essay but overall I wasn't moved by this book at all. I wanted to be but I honestly just wasn't and because of that it just fell flat. Everybody was pretentious and the book really changes gears halfway through it and it felt like I was reading Paper Towns again (I know that Looking For Alaska was written long before Paper Towns) and it felt like recycled plot points. Overall Looking For Alaska was just okay for me.
This book was fantastic. It ultimately ends with THE BEST ending. Knowing in not knowing kinda thing. I read this for my Adolescent Lit class and I was blown away. Finished it in a day. Could not put it down.
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Alaska Young remains being one of my favorite characters up to date!
Kindest regards,
Katherine
Kindest regards,
Katherine
I read this for nostalgia. I remember reading and enjoying this book like 15ish years ago 👵
It didn’t really live up to my memory (which is apparently no memory whatsoever of the actual story, just that I read it and liked it at the time).
It was just okay for me this time around. While I do enjoy some YA books, it was hard for adult me to connect to the characters in this book.
It didn’t really live up to my memory (which is apparently no memory whatsoever of the actual story, just that I read it and liked it at the time).
It was just okay for me this time around. While I do enjoy some YA books, it was hard for adult me to connect to the characters in this book.