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 boghunden on

3 of 5 stars

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I had very high expectations towards this book. After reading [b:The Fault in Our Stars|11870085|The Fault in Our Stars|John Green|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1360206420s/11870085.jpg|16827462] I was hoping that this would be good. Not as good, but just good. It wasn't. Not really. It was just another YA book about teenagers and their highschool experience. I was expecting something more.When finally I reached the second part of the book, I found that I was being let down once more. What this book didn't have in the story, it certainly had in humor.

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