This review is from 2014 and is kept here for reference. Titles, prices and availability may have changed.
John Green
Book ArchiveHumorNew AdultFeverish
Miles “Pudge” Halter is done with his safe life at home. His whole life has been one big non-event, and his obsession with famous last words has only made him crave “the Great Perhaps” even more (Francois Rabelais, poet). He heads off to the sometimes crazy and anything-but-boring world of Culver Creek Boarding School, and his life becomes the opposite of safe. Because down the hall is Alaska Young. The gorgeous, clever, funny, sexy, self-destructive, screwed up, and utterly fascinating Alaska Young. She is an event unto herself. She pulls Pudge into her world, launches him into the Great Perhaps, and steals his heart. Then. . . . After. Nothing is ever the same.
Every once in a great while, you read a book that not only engages and entertains you, but burrows deep into your guts and changes you. Looking For Alaska is one of those rare gems. Pure and profound, this book is a simple honest truth. The questions of life, love, existence, suffering, surviving it all, and seeking the “Great Perhaps”. An expertly written cast of incredibly lovable characters- I laughed with them, I hurt with them, I loved with them, and I was changed with them. Please please take a chance. Trust me. Looking For Alaska is a forever favorite that I encourage everyone to read.
BONUS: While not super smutty, this is a book that you can talk about and recommend to anyone. TRUST ME. Don’t miss out. [September 2014]
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