Looking for Alaska

Hey everyone!

This week's review is on Looking for Alaska by John Green.

Before. Miles "Pudge" Halter's whole existence has been one big nonevent, and his obsession with famous last words has only made him crave the "Great Perhaps" (François Rabelais, poet) even more. Then he heads off to the sometimes crazy, possibly unstable, 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, who is an event unto herself. She pulls Pudge into her world, launches him into the Great Perhaps, and steals his heart.

After. Nothing is ever the same.

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I have to say Green really likes his metaphors. He always sneaks in metaphors. I read this book because I needed an ugly crying book and I knew Green could deliver. It was a really good book though. It was somewhat predictable. Pudge kept not-so-subtly foreshadowing and basically gave everything away before it happened. It is definitely written for teens. Although I enjoyed it as an adult but I would probably have enjoyed it more as a teen. He manages once again to hit you in the feels. There's a lot of smoking, sex, and drinking. I gave it 4 out of 5 stars.

Happy reading!
Mackenzie