Looking for Alaska

I adored this book! Highly recomend it

Read the review on Goodreads as I was tagging this book, and was surprised to find out this was John Green's first book! Green specializes in strong friendships, interesting female (if unattainable) characters, while including much of the doubts everyone goes through when enduring adolesence (sp!). I love that the main character, "Pudge" as he is nicknamed, chooses...more

Read the review on Goodreads as I was tagging this book, and was surprised to find out this was John Green's first book! Green specializes in strong friendships, interesting female (if unattainable) characters, while including much of the doubts everyone goes through when enduring adolesence (sp!). I love that the main character, "Pudge" as he is nicknamed, chooses to attend a boarding school for his last 2 years in high school, while he is in search of "the great Perhaps". It's a wonderful phrase I wish I'd come up with. Aren't many of us in search of the same thing, no matter our age? As already mentioned, strong friendships play amazing roles in John Green's books (I've read 2 so far--Paper Towns and Looking for Alaska), and to me, that is the best part. Elaborate pranks are big in his books too, and I wouldn't be surprised if John Green becomes somewhat inspirational in that regard for many high school and college students.   hide

This is an amazing book. I laughed, I cried, and I learned several things. Not bad for a young adult book.

This one tugs at your heartstrings. Can't put it down. My 17 year old can read it but not my 13 year old.