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 duchessofdiscord on

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I read The Fault in Our Stars , and many people recommended Looking for Alaska , saying that if I liked The Fault in Our Stars , then I would like this. Sadly, this book did nothing for me.

I literally could not bring myself to finish this book. It was boring, like incredibly boring. The characters were whiny teenagers, with not-so original voices and a bit of drama. I very rarely do no finish a book, it saddened me that I in essence wasted money on a book everyone hyped up that in my opinion did not live up to any of that hype in any way, shape, or form.


Maybe I'll try reading it again in the distant future and see if my opinion about it changes.

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