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3.35 AVERAGE
3.35 AVERAGE
Maybe this book just wasn't for me but I struggled a bit to get through it. Out of all the John Green books I've read, this one has to be my least favorite. Some of his other books I remember I couldn't put down, but with this one I just couldn't wait to be finished with it.
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
OK, so here's the deal...I don't really own a lot of books I haven't read. Really. Either I give away books that I'll never read or I read them. I have a handful of books that I've yet to finish...books I may never finish, truth be told, but I have read them (just not all the way...'technicalities, always technicalities').
Anyway...I do, however, have a crap ton of books that have been lent to me/recommended to me/given to me that I have not read. Demian may have opened up a dirty can of worms I would've rather have just left closed.
Let's take this little gem I'm going to tackle this week; An Abundance of Katherines. A student recommended it to me her sophomore year of high school and let me borrow it. If I'm not mistaken, Kailyn may now be a sophomore in college and I believe she wants her book back.
An Abundance of Katherines is a teen book, so therefore, I'm totally in love. I enjoy teen lit, always have. As a matter of fact when I was doing my praticum my observing teacher (an amazing woman who I hope still teaches at Ozark High School) was overwhelmed by how much I knew about what the kids were reading. I enjoy teen lit because I enjoy remembering what it felt like to be a teenager. I enjoyed my teen years and would live them again--angsty girl drama and all (I'm not sure my mother feels the same way, as she had to live with me during this ka-razy time and probably remembers every eye-roll and pithy comment). I remember spending hours in my peach walled room listening to Rick Astley, reading such delicious books as It's OK If You Don't Love Me, Deenie, Pardon Me You're Stepping My Eyeball and all those other Paul Zindel books, every SE Hinton (my favorite isn't The Outsiders, but Taming the Star Runner), Pinballs, The Girl With the Silver Eyes, Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones and my favorites, The Class of '88 Series by Linda A. Cooney. Even now, I read teen fiction Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, The Perks of Being A Wallflower, Sarah Dessen and those silly vampire books come to mind, but there are others.
John Greene is the voice of teen fiction, and I am glad that I know this and can recommend his books to my students.
Anyway...I do, however, have a crap ton of books that have been lent to me/recommended to me/given to me that I have not read. Demian may have opened up a dirty can of worms I would've rather have just left closed.
Let's take this little gem I'm going to tackle this week; An Abundance of Katherines. A student recommended it to me her sophomore year of high school and let me borrow it. If I'm not mistaken, Kailyn may now be a sophomore in college and I believe she wants her book back.
An Abundance of Katherines is a teen book, so therefore, I'm totally in love. I enjoy teen lit, always have. As a matter of fact when I was doing my praticum my observing teacher (an amazing woman who I hope still teaches at Ozark High School) was overwhelmed by how much I knew about what the kids were reading. I enjoy teen lit because I enjoy remembering what it felt like to be a teenager. I enjoyed my teen years and would live them again--angsty girl drama and all (I'm not sure my mother feels the same way, as she had to live with me during this ka-razy time and probably remembers every eye-roll and pithy comment). I remember spending hours in my peach walled room listening to Rick Astley, reading such delicious books as It's OK If You Don't Love Me, Deenie, Pardon Me You're Stepping My Eyeball and all those other Paul Zindel books, every SE Hinton (my favorite isn't The Outsiders, but Taming the Star Runner), Pinballs, The Girl With the Silver Eyes, Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones and my favorites, The Class of '88 Series by Linda A. Cooney. Even now, I read teen fiction Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, The Perks of Being A Wallflower, Sarah Dessen and those silly vampire books come to mind, but there are others.
John Greene is the voice of teen fiction, and I am glad that I know this and can recommend his books to my students.
For the multiple authors, I chose John Green. I chose to read this for two reasons: 1. I friend of mine owns a copy. 2. It is one of the lower rated John Greene novels so I figured reading this and Alaska would give me more dynamics on the author.
An Abundance of Katherines was something I was unsure about going in. Judging books by their names and covers is something that I always do, and this book did not stand out in either department. However, I read it. I pushed through the negative first impressions and read through it. I ended up really liking it.
I enjoyed the characters. Colin had unique qualities and a unique personality which is something that must be difficult to pull off after so many books have been written in history. Hassan was a very neat personality to coincide with Colin.
I couldn't read the explanation on math and how it worked. It was too much for me, although the theory was extremely intriging. I want my brother to read this because he is the math/science one of the family.
An Abundance of Katherines was something I was unsure about going in. Judging books by their names and covers is something that I always do, and this book did not stand out in either department. However, I read it. I pushed through the negative first impressions and read through it. I ended up really liking it.
I enjoyed the characters. Colin had unique qualities and a unique personality which is something that must be difficult to pull off after so many books have been written in history. Hassan was a very neat personality to coincide with Colin.
I couldn't read the explanation on math and how it worked. It was too much for me, although the theory was extremely intriging. I want my brother to read this because he is the math/science one of the family.
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Cursing
Minor: Bullying, Infidelity, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Alcohol
funny
informative
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
By far my least favorite book from John Green. It never once sparked my interest and I had to push myself through it. Let alone, there are footnotes and math equations! Not my kind of book, whatsoever.
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book was fine. I wasn’t that invested in the story or the characters, but I generally liked it. It wasn’t anything special really, but I don’t think I have any complaints. I read it really quickly, mostly so I could be done with it and get to start another book on my TBR, but it says something that it wasn’t too boring to read quickly, even if I didn’t particularly care what happened. Gosh this review sounds bad. It’s wasn’t really that bad, I swear, I just… don’t really have anything good to say about it.
SO BORING, JUST DON'T FALL FOR THE JOHN GREEN HYPE.
there's the token Arab who randomly throws in german and arabic phrases for the nerdy lead character to show off his linguistic skills
there's the irritatingly sweet and shallow girl who he *gasp* has been friends with for a long time
and then there's Katherine....too many.
i just wish people would read this before Green's other books to get a good idea of his true nature
there's the token Arab who randomly throws in german and arabic phrases for the nerdy lead character to show off his linguistic skills
there's the irritatingly sweet and shallow girl who he *gasp* has been friends with for a long time
and then there's Katherine....too many.
i just wish people would read this before Green's other books to get a good idea of his true nature
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes