Reviews with content warning for Death - Looking for Alaska

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Looking for Alaska by John Green

325 reviews

swiftiesophie's review against another edition

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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

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nicole_theythem's review against another edition

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slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character

2.0

This book was kind of slow and I found it a bit boring. The only reason I kept reading in the first half was to figure out what the before and after were referencing to. Once I found that out, I kept reading just to see what else was/ or could happen after the event. There was derogatory words in the first half of the book that made me consider DNF ing it. The r word was used and there was fun poked at a deaf blind school. Overall, I don't think this book lives up to the hype at all.

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izdxn's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny reflective 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

4.5

I really wish I had read this book in my teenage years, but still a good book!

I think I’d have related to it more when I was younger, but it showcases grief in a way that is simple and to the point

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hufflepuff96's review against another edition

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reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

It's just fine. Not my cup of tea.

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amandakath's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-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

3.5

Having first read this book in high school and now as an adult, I can say it's actually better as an adult in my opinion.

Yes it centers around school aged teens, but the themes of death and eternity and purpose and state of being are themes that really pop up in our 20s (so goes my experience).

As a teenager, reading this book felt more like an angsty love story, and while I did relate to Alaska and her depression, it was a very surface level comparison.

Now as an adult I still relate to Alaska, but more in the way that I understand and relate to how frustrated she was with how the world worked, and how her heart yearned for answers, and a Great Perhaps. I think on some level we all desire to find our Great Perhaps, maybe we even wonder whether there is one.

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