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Looking for Alaska

John Green

Start date: April 1, 2013

Finish date: April 30, 2013

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Sep 17, 2012 sash. rated it really liked it

Okay. I've been needling between 3 and 4 stars for this book that may well be my least favourite of John Green's books. Pudge was a likeable character and all, and I'm sure I must have been Pudge in earlier years, however,Pudge, Takumi, Lara and The Colonel remind me of a tamer version of Skins. Self-destructive beahviour fed by even more self-destructive behaviour.

I hated Alaska. Alaska made me want to fist something. She was selfish, emotionally immature and all too reminiscent of people I hav ...more

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Apr 06, 2013 Renuka rated it it was amazing

Shelves: young-adult, romance, realistic, tragedy, philosophy, contemporary, school-library, death-and-stuff, psychology

I really loved this book. I did. I loved the dirty, gritty, messed up, gorgeous Alaska. It was definitely for a mature audience, and I recommend reading the Fault in Our Stars first (it was funnier), but this was a great John Green book too.

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Mar 22, 2013 Bhargavi Balachandran rated it it was amazing

Shelves: borrowed-books, 2014

Bitter-sweet, philosophical and utterly brilliant!A deeply personal book that will remain with me forever. I am officially a fan of John Green's writing. ...more

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Dec 21, 2011 Suzie rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2014

Liked this a lot better, this time round. So much so I'm upping my rating. I still don't really "get" Alaska and Miles, but I enjoy the other characters so much that it doesn't really matter.

December 21, 2012 review:

Eh. I float between three and four for this. The writing was beautiful, and Alaska's behaviour seemed totally spot on for someone (view spoiler) but she was also annoying as all get out. Miles was just okay. The Colonel was easil ...more

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Sep 22, 2012 Chloe rated it it was amazing

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Jan 03, 2013 iPetim rated it really liked it

I've heard a lot of good thins about this book, and after reading it.. Well, it was good but it also made me sad and probably wanting more? I was honestly hoping that everything was a prank, that she's alive and they'll end up together, but I guess that's the whole point of the book - the "What Ifs". ...more

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