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An Abundance of Katherines

John Green

Start date: May 1, 2013

Finish date: May 31, 2013

Discussion: Stand Alone

Why we're reading this: It won the poll for the May stand alone BOTM.
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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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Dec 12, 2009 Catherine rated it liked it

Shelves: ya, quick-and-entertaining, sonyreader, contemporary, 2009, covers

"It rather goes without saying that Katherine drank her coffee black. Katherines do, generally. They like their coffee like they like their ex-boyfriends: bitter."

1/2 through - I like this book well enough, but I think my mistake is reading this on the heels of Looking for Alaska, which I loved. Maybe it's all the near-cursing, which doesn't seem genuine in such large doses. ...more

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