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Turtles All the Way Down

John Green

Start date: November 1, 2017

Finish date: November 30, 2017

Discussion: Stand Alone

Why we're reading this: Won the poll for the stand alone BOTM
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Nov 12, 2017 Isabelle rated it it was amazing

Shelves: young-adult, fav

Took me a while to find time to read this new book and I had already heard a lot of positive reviews. And I know John was talking about how it has been praised as a new classic.
I was a bit suspicious at first because while TFIOS was a good and heart wrenching novel it didn't quite live up to the hype for me personally.

But this book was great! I liked the characters, I understood their motivations and actions and I really liked how John talked about anxiety. Especially the part about feeling fak ...more

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Apr 10, 2018 Kate H rated it it was amazing

Shelves: goodreads-yajuvenile

All of John Green's books will forever have a special place in my heart and I do not think I could ever really pick a favorite. I love his writing style as it makes the characters and the situations they are living in feel so very real. His characters are perfectly imperfect and I feel like I can relate to them all. If John Green writes a book I am guaranteed to read it. ...more

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