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A review by louiselibrary
Looking for Alaska by John Green
5.0
I know when I have read a great book when I have quotes from it in my famous quote journal.
Unfortunately, I am writing this review about two months after I read the book so therefore my opinion is not detailed nor is it descriptive. All I know is that this was a page turner. This is a book that you start reading at 9pm and when you finish it's now 3am. You can't help but keep turning the pages. Alaska is a character that you want to hug because you know she needs it but she will pull away and tell you to stop being so dramatic. Her loves of books resonates with me, as well as everyone on this website. Miles, aka Pudge, is a character that needs more of an Alaska vibe in him which is why they go so well together. I love his obsession with last words because I think we are all intrigued by death and if we knew the last words of our loved ones, the pain of their passing might be cushioned. The ending, is well, brutal and I, of course, cried. This books makes the reader want to be taken into Alaska's world and help discover the Great Perhaps. Overall 5/5.
Unfortunately, I am writing this review about two months after I read the book so therefore my opinion is not detailed nor is it descriptive. All I know is that this was a page turner. This is a book that you start reading at 9pm and when you finish it's now 3am. You can't help but keep turning the pages. Alaska is a character that you want to hug because you know she needs it but she will pull away and tell you to stop being so dramatic. Her loves of books resonates with me, as well as everyone on this website. Miles, aka Pudge, is a character that needs more of an Alaska vibe in him which is why they go so well together. I love his obsession with last words because I think we are all intrigued by death and if we knew the last words of our loved ones, the pain of their passing might be cushioned. The ending, is well, brutal and I, of course, cried. This books makes the reader want to be taken into Alaska's world and help discover the Great Perhaps. Overall 5/5.
"“Have you really read all those books in your room?”
Alaska laughing- “Oh God no. I’ve maybe read a third of ‘em. But I’m going to read them all. I call it my Life’s Library. Every summer since I was little, I’ve gone to garage sales and bought all the books that looked interesting. So I always have something to read.”