Looking for Alaska
After. Nothing is ever the same.
yup. this is not the right book to read for the first time at 23 years old in 2020. yup
Did not finish. This book was just too much--too much smoking, drinking, sex, and foul language. As a teenager, I hated it then and I don't want to rehash it now. I didn't care about any of the characters except Miles and I hated how he just went along with everything thrown in his path without a second thought--the smoking, drinking, porn, etc.
Looking for Alaska, John GreenLooking for Alaska is John Green's first novel, published in March 2005 by Dutton Juvenile.Before. 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
My assistant Amanda has been a John Green fan for ages, which is one of the reasons I decided to start giving his stuff a read. I decided to start here because it was one of his first books. After I finished this book, I went to her and asked, "Are all of John Green's books going to leave me feeling like I've had a hole kicked straight through my guts?""Not all of them," she said. "But yeah. Some." I thought about this for a while, then asked her. "In Name of the Wind, when X happens, did it
This review annoys me in so many different ways.
Final rating: 4.5/5 stars "Teenagers think they are invincible" with that sly, stupid smile on their faces, they don't know how right they are. We need never be hopeless, because we can never be irreparably broken. We think that we are invincible because we are." Loved it! I couldn't put it down - just like i expected. John Green is seriously talented, and even though i don't like this book as much as i love his "The Fault in Our Stars", it was still wonderful book.I have to admit that i was
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Original Title: | Looking for Alaska |
ISBN: | 0142402516 (ISBN13: 9780142402511) |
Edition Language: | English |
Characters: | Miles Halter, Alaska Young, Chip Martin, Takumi Hikohito, Lara Buterskaya |
Setting: | Alabama(United States) |
Literary Awards: | Los Angeles Times Book Prize Nominee for Young Adult Fiction (2005), Michael L. Printz Award (2006), Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee (2007), Michigan Library Association Thumbs Up! Award Nominee (2006), Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis Nominee for Jugendbuch (2008) The Inky Awards for Silver Inky (2007), Lincoln Award Nominee (2009), Bronzener Lufti (2007), Green Mountain Book Award (2008), The Inky Awards Shortlist for Silver Inky (2007), Alabama Author Award for Young Adult (2006), Premio El Templo de las Mil Puertas Nominee for Mejor novela extranjera independiente (2014) |
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Before. 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.
Identify Of Books Looking for Alaska
Title | : | Looking for Alaska |
Author | : | John Green |
Book Format | : | Paperback |
Book Edition | : | First Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 221 pages |
Published | : | December 28th 2006 by Speak (first published March 3rd 2005) |
Categories | : | Science Fiction. Fiction. Fantasy |
Rating Of Books Looking for Alaska
Ratings: 4.04 From 1048039 Users | 54388 ReviewsJudge Of Books Looking for Alaska
I didn't like this book. This is not what I expected to be. I hoped to find a book in the style of Stargirl (or something novel) and what did I find? A bunch of teens who try to ease their anxieties in their not-so-original vices and a sudden drama which leads to nonsense talking. All hiding, of course, in a couple of beautiful quotes that wrap all the 'inspiring-sites' on the internet, the reason I got to the book and I bet that you too.Boring, it was so so boring. I didn't like the characters.yup. this is not the right book to read for the first time at 23 years old in 2020. yup
Did not finish. This book was just too much--too much smoking, drinking, sex, and foul language. As a teenager, I hated it then and I don't want to rehash it now. I didn't care about any of the characters except Miles and I hated how he just went along with everything thrown in his path without a second thought--the smoking, drinking, porn, etc.
Looking for Alaska, John GreenLooking for Alaska is John Green's first novel, published in March 2005 by Dutton Juvenile.Before. 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
My assistant Amanda has been a John Green fan for ages, which is one of the reasons I decided to start giving his stuff a read. I decided to start here because it was one of his first books. After I finished this book, I went to her and asked, "Are all of John Green's books going to leave me feeling like I've had a hole kicked straight through my guts?""Not all of them," she said. "But yeah. Some." I thought about this for a while, then asked her. "In Name of the Wind, when X happens, did it
This review annoys me in so many different ways.
Final rating: 4.5/5 stars "Teenagers think they are invincible" with that sly, stupid smile on their faces, they don't know how right they are. We need never be hopeless, because we can never be irreparably broken. We think that we are invincible because we are." Loved it! I couldn't put it down - just like i expected. John Green is seriously talented, and even though i don't like this book as much as i love his "The Fault in Our Stars", it was still wonderful book.I have to admit that i was
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