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Looking for Alaska
by John Green
When I tell you this book absolutely obliterated me. It ripped me to SHREDS. John Green does it again. I feel like you here this a lot when people rate his books but I can't be said enough: He doesn't treat his teenage characters like they are 10. When writing YA books, authors tend to get the idea that you have to "write simply" because "teenage brains can't comprehend hard topics". This is absolute BS. John Green see's that too and makes heavier writing and acknowledges that teenagers are constantly focusing are the hard, dark, deep parts of life. He understands that we shouldn't be treated like kids, but as adults. JG treats his teenage characters with the same exact mindset. Tasking them through hard to understand topics, so his readers can relate. This book lives so deeply in my heart. All I can say is read it. Give it a shot. If your coming from the "Fault in Our Stars" side of JG, maybe this isn't the exact book for you. Make sure to check TW going into this book. Beautifully written. 5/5 on the tear scale. 5/5 writing 4/5 characters. All in all, for me this is a six star read.