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steffski's review against another edition
5.0
4.5 rounded up to 5
Very gripping, very realistic, made me tear up, made me underline and tab lines.
Very early 2000s movie-like. You can tell John Green has experienced grief and loss and he writes about it SO well. Made me love him even more. The writing was phenomenal.
Very gripping, very realistic, made me tear up, made me underline and tab lines.
Very early 2000s movie-like. You can tell John Green has experienced grief and loss and he writes about it SO well. Made me love him even more. The writing was phenomenal.
therestlessbookflea07's review
5.0
[NOTE: Brief mentions of alcoholism, mental health issues]
Many times I have been tapped to read this since high school and now I did. Watched the series first before finishing this one. Another sad, sad book to note.
In his debut penning of young adult adventure on half-lives, John Green chronicles the story of four friends (Miles, Colonel, Takumi, and Alaska) on matters of school, memorable teachers, messy love, and it's hardly called friendship with whatever instant connection they have. The novel tales utmost loyalty and sacrifices just to understand what one's heart desires to understand. Their bond is envious. Truly.
There are themes that I think are part reasonable for the work to be banned, but all of them only serve as bona fide proofs that the author also tackled the surmounting challenges on youth mental health, alcoholism, and the familiar teenage efforts of securing belongingness and traversing youth wanderings.
Readers, at the end of the book, will wonder for at a day if their friends and family will also be capable of such mourning just to understand the meanings of sudden loss of life. I mean, I did. Perhaps even too much.
Many times I have been tapped to read this since high school and now I did. Watched the series first before finishing this one. Another sad, sad book to note.
In his debut penning of young adult adventure on half-lives, John Green chronicles the story of four friends (Miles, Colonel, Takumi, and Alaska) on matters of school, memorable teachers, messy love, and it's hardly called friendship with whatever instant connection they have. The novel tales utmost loyalty and sacrifices just to understand what one's heart desires to understand. Their bond is envious. Truly.
There are themes that I think are part reasonable for the work to be banned, but all of them only serve as bona fide proofs that the author also tackled the surmounting challenges on youth mental health, alcoholism, and the familiar teenage efforts of securing belongingness and traversing youth wanderings.
Readers, at the end of the book, will wonder for at a day if their friends and family will also be capable of such mourning just to understand the meanings of sudden loss of life. I mean, I did. Perhaps even too much.
heymon13's review against another edition
emotional
sad
medium-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
4.25
excuseme_mam's review against another edition
2.0
John Green has a way with word, yes, but personally I found the plot typical and the characters overrated.
chipottleworker's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
lias_little_book_shelf's review against another edition
3.0
This book is all about how miles finds his way to realisation of himself and the labyrinth. I really had high expectations for this book, however I was a little disappointed. It all felt a little bland and although there was high drama in parts of the book. The ending didn't really satisfy me. An okay book but I thought it could have been improved. Not John Greens best piece, but not a bad one at that.
sam_hartwig's review against another edition
4.0
I can't believe this book was released 15 years ago and this is my first time reading it! I knew from very early on what was going to happen, but it didn't make it any easier. This was a fun, heart-warming story filled with friendship, love and loss. I was never a cool, intelligent teenager like the kids in these books. John Green has a way of making you feel like you're leaving friends behind once you finish one of his books.
On a side note - I listened to this on Audio book and it was narrated by Will Wheaton. So perfect!!
On a side note - I listened to this on Audio book and it was narrated by Will Wheaton. So perfect!!