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allysm0llbean's review against another edition
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Car accident, Alcohol, Sexual content, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Death
carina_dreamer's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Sendo isto um livro com personagens no 11° ano num colégio interno que são amantes de partidas e de espírito livre, já não sinti que tinha a idade certa para os adorar.
Esta é uma leitura essencial para os adolescentes porque os temas que aborda são interessantes e causa reflexão sobre a mortalidade que eles não sentem alcançá-los.
Eu gostei mais da parte do "depois", já tinha identificado os sinais e deitei umas lágrimas, mas não foi um pranto como fiz com outros livros. O "antes" foi um pouco enfadonho para mim, mas a escrita do John Green é fluída e isso é um grande ponto positivo.
Adorei como o autor também começou a estória no dia 136 antes e terminou no 136 depois, é o tipo de planeamento caricato que gosto por parte dos escritores.
Esta é uma leitura essencial para os adolescentes porque os temas que aborda são interessantes e causa reflexão sobre a mortalidade que eles não sentem alcançá-los.
Eu gostei mais da parte do "depois", já tinha identificado os sinais e deitei umas lágrimas, mas não foi um pranto como fiz com outros livros. O "antes" foi um pouco enfadonho para mim, mas a escrita do John Green é fluída e isso é um grande ponto positivo.
Adorei como o autor também começou a estória no dia 136 antes e terminou no 136 depois, é o tipo de planeamento caricato que gosto por parte dos escritores.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief and Alcohol
Moderate: Death, Car accident, and Drug use
Minor: Death of parent, Infidelity, and Suicidal thoughts
_sushmita_7's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Well the book was pretty goodish and the ending did make sense to me but I'd have preferred more closure but I think that was the whole point of the book (the unknown, the great perhaps).
Content Warnings
Moderate: Car accident, Alcohol, Death of parent, Death, Alcoholism, Suicide, and Addiction
in_themoonlight's review against another edition
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Drug use, Death, Death of parent, and Car accident
Moderate: Sexual content and Suicidal thoughts
mads2007's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol and Death
Moderate: Drug use, Sexual content, and Death of parent
bookish_bell's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Alaska is not a manic pixie dream girl.
I fell in love with this book as a teen and reread it recently at almost 30. I was shocked at the many (and frankly lazy) reviewers who insist that Alaska is a MPDG. I wonder if these people have ever lost or grieved for someone who died far too young? She's a complex and mercurial character and she exists as a fully formed, imperfect individual outside of the male protagonist's gaze. Yes, Miles idealizes her, but that's pretty normal for anyone to do when they meet someone new who seems mysterious and cool. Not to mention, the Colonel arguably has a greater impact on Pudge's character development than Alaska ever has a chance to.
Stop calling Alasksa a manic pixie dream girl, it's mysogynistic, lazy, and just untrue to describe such a complicated and tragic young female character with an outdated and sexist term.
I fell in love with this book as a teen and reread it recently at almost 30. I was shocked at the many (and frankly lazy) reviewers who insist that Alaska is a MPDG. I wonder if these people have ever lost or grieved for someone who died far too young? She's a complex and mercurial character and she exists as a fully formed, imperfect individual outside of the male protagonist's gaze. Yes, Miles idealizes her, but that's pretty normal for anyone to do when they meet someone new who seems mysterious and cool. Not to mention, the Colonel arguably has a greater impact on Pudge's character development than Alaska ever has a chance to.
Stop calling Alasksa a manic pixie dream girl, it's mysogynistic, lazy, and just untrue to describe such a complicated and tragic young female character with an outdated and sexist term.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcohol and Death
imlaurenshelton's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.5
This book was okay, the plot reminds me of Paper Towns but with more angst and Alaska is a reflection of Peyton from OTH. The book is well written (duh it’s John Green) and can be enjoyable but the teen angst is nearly unbearable, combined with the vulgarity of these teenagers words and actions.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Grief, Bullying, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Car accident, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, Violence, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Body shaming
swiftiesophie's review against another edition
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
i hate miles
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, and Alcohol
buttermellow's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Grief, and Car accident
Moderate: Drug use, Infidelity, Bullying, and Alcohol
kenfrommars's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
inspiring
sad
fast-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
4.0
“I go to seek a Great Perhaps”
The theme of the book. The question that hung over the whole 221-page novel about the main character, Miles Halter, trying to find just that.
I won’t sugarcoat it. My journey in reading this book is very mixed. The first half of the novel was hard for me to get through at times. I took some days of not reading it and was considering I might drop it, but there was a point where something about it just hooked me. Was it the mystery of Alaska? Was it me finding myself frustrated with the characters and just wanting to finish it because I had made it so far into it as it was?
Not sure, but there was something about this story that just grabbed me, also. I liked the character of Alaska Young. I liked the main group and the side characters. It was very John Green in the sense of these characters being witty, insightful, simultaneously enlightened and ignorant, and just this overall message of hope.
This book came out when I was in high school, but I didn’t read it until now. I wished I had read it when I was in high school, but with the perspective of both a teenager and an adult who has made his own mistakes, I appreciate the themes of hope. Because we all seek that great perhaps of life. The Great Perhaps that gives us purpose. Some of us don’t find it and some of us find then lose it.
I’ve had my issues with John Green in a number of his books, but I thoroughly enjoyed this and it should be read by everyone at least once. It should be experienced by everyone at least once. It’s thought-provoking and insightful and heartwarming, despite the themes of grief.
The theme of the book. The question that hung over the whole 221-page novel about the main character, Miles Halter, trying to find just that.
I won’t sugarcoat it. My journey in reading this book is very mixed. The first half of the novel was hard for me to get through at times. I took some days of not reading it and was considering I might drop it, but there was a point where something about it just hooked me. Was it the mystery of Alaska? Was it me finding myself frustrated with the characters and just wanting to finish it because I had made it so far into it as it was?
Not sure, but there was something about this story that just grabbed me, also. I liked the character of Alaska Young. I liked the main group and the side characters. It was very John Green in the sense of these characters being witty, insightful, simultaneously enlightened and ignorant, and just this overall message of hope.
This book came out when I was in high school, but I didn’t read it until now. I wished I had read it when I was in high school, but with the perspective of both a teenager and an adult who has made his own mistakes, I appreciate the themes of hope. Because we all seek that great perhaps of life. The Great Perhaps that gives us purpose. Some of us don’t find it and some of us find then lose it.
I’ve had my issues with John Green in a number of his books, but I thoroughly enjoyed this and it should be read by everyone at least once. It should be experienced by everyone at least once. It’s thought-provoking and insightful and heartwarming, despite the themes of grief.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Drug use, Grief, Suicide, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Misogyny, and Drug abuse