Looking for Alaska by John Green

Looking for Alaska

by John Green

The unmissable and genre-defining first novel from John Green, the international number one bestselling and award-winning author of THE FAULT IN OUR STARS and TURTLES ALL THE WAY DOWN.

Includes a brand-new Readers Guide featuring a Q&A with the author.

Soon to be a HULU TV Series!

“In the dark beside me, she smelled of sweat and sunshine and vanilla and on that thin-mooned night I could see little more than her silhouette, but even in the dark, I could see her eyes – fierce emeralds. And beautiful.”

BEFORE. Miles Halter’s whole life has been one big non-event until he starts at anything-but-boring Culver Creek Boarding School and meets Alaska Young. Gorgeous, clever, funny and utterly fascinating she pulls Miles into her world, launches him into a new life, and steals his heart. But when tragedy strikes, and Miles comes face-to-face with death he discovers the value of living and loving unconditionally.

AFTER: Nothing will ever be the same.

Poignant, funny, heartbreaking and compelling, this novel will stay with you forever. Now a TV series from HULU.

Reviewed by Sam@WLABB on

5 of 5 stars

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This book is divided into "before" and "after". "Before" tells the tales of our rag-tag group of boarding school kids, and is mostly light-hearted and very amusing. "After" is appropriately darker, as they struggle with this event that has divided their lives into a before and after.

I loved it. I love John Green. He is unpredictable with a distinct voice that speaks volumes to me. My life with John Green:
"The Fault in Our Stars" -- WAAAHHHHHHHHH!
"Paper Towns" -- Awwwwe.
"Will Grayson, Will Grayson" -- LOL
"An Abundance of Katherines" --- Awwwwe
"Looking for Alaska" -- WAAAAAAHHHH!

I was stirred, I was touched, I had to stop riding my exercise bike because I was too choked up to breathe. I found myself highlighting. So many things in this novel hit me in so many ways. JGreen, you are just a great story teller with a huge heart.

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