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A review by chelseatm
Looking for Alaska by John Green
4.0
i had been wanting to read "Looking for Alaska" for some time but it wasn't until I read "Fault in Our Stars" that I made a point of it.
Although it lacks the emotional connection (just for me personally) that FIOS had, I still enjoyed it.
One of my favourite things about Green's writing is that he isn't scared to portray teenagers as they actually are. They have sex, not everything is love at first sight etc etc. When he writes about their lives, I feel as though it is a genuine representation.
As a writer, he masters emotional experiences, such as a friend's death or cancer, but wonderfully doesn't work towards a neat little bow at the end. There are unanswered questions just as there are in life and I personally enjoy that. It's refreshing.
I wish some of the more minor characters like Lara and Takumi had been drawn out a bit more or even the Colonol. While I enjoyed getting to know them, they still seemed to come across one-dimensional. It might only be Alaska who seemed to surprise me as appearing like a real person. She had flaws, passion, drive, and ambition. The others seemed to just have vices and one special unique thing (like Miles' obsession with last words).
But overall I really enjoyed this book and I recommend it. If you haven't read FIOS, please do.
Although it lacks the emotional connection (just for me personally) that FIOS had, I still enjoyed it.
One of my favourite things about Green's writing is that he isn't scared to portray teenagers as they actually are. They have sex, not everything is love at first sight etc etc. When he writes about their lives, I feel as though it is a genuine representation.
As a writer, he masters emotional experiences, such as a friend's death or cancer, but wonderfully doesn't work towards a neat little bow at the end. There are unanswered questions just as there are in life and I personally enjoy that. It's refreshing.
I wish some of the more minor characters like Lara and Takumi had been drawn out a bit more or even the Colonol. While I enjoyed getting to know them, they still seemed to come across one-dimensional. It might only be Alaska who seemed to surprise me as appearing like a real person. She had flaws, passion, drive, and ambition. The others seemed to just have vices and one special unique thing (like Miles' obsession with last words).
But overall I really enjoyed this book and I recommend it. If you haven't read FIOS, please do.