A review by dancing_on_ur_muml0l
Turtles All the Way Down by John Green

dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This is a great book, but the reason I gave it 4 and not 5 stars is because I think it has a bad marketing blurb. The main plot isn't really about the disappearance of Mr. Pickett, or anything. The plot of the overall book is divided into three main things: The Mr. Pickett case, Aza's relationship life and her thought spirals. If you're looking for a good mystery case solving novel, this is not it. If you're looking for a book about pretty friendships and romances, this is kind-of it but not really. If you're looking for information about C. Diff and parasites, you could start here.

I think it is a great comfort book, it has small town-country road pickup truck with that one rich kid in town vibes. The character's dynamic relationships weren't fun and fiction, which I really admire because the author brought the reality of the beauty of relationships into this book which just makes the character's relationships even more heartbreakingly beautiful. Everything isn't 100% amazing in the end but (at least for me) you don't walk away without not being able to accept it, because it just makes sense. I do wish the author made the book more about the Mr. Pickett case and I wish that Davis and Aza would have promised to talk to each other occasionally over the phone, since they could have still techichally communicated with their phones. Other than that, I love this book.
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