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A review by jessicabeckett
Looking for Alaska by John Green
5.0
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Looking For Alaska was John Green’s debut novel as a published author. This was, years back, my first introduction to John’s writing and it is still the perfect place to start when you want to read anything by him. It’s made of all the things his writing is known for — coming of age thoughts and occurrences, quotes and references that will stick with you, dark comedy and characters that will come alive right before your eyes. Add to the mix a little bit of romance, and there you have it.
(It's important to note that some of his writing, in and out of this book, can be problematic and will most certainly not be everybody's cup of tea.)
One of the best things about John’s writing is that it feels real — his world becomes something that can play right before your eyes. Not like a movie, but like an actual life as it unfolds. And it really helps to connect to its target audience. It will surely get teenagers reading and thinking, hey, this guy just gets it.
And gets it, he does.
Looking For Alaska was John Green’s debut novel as a published author. This was, years back, my first introduction to John’s writing and it is still the perfect place to start when you want to read anything by him. It’s made of all the things his writing is known for — coming of age thoughts and occurrences, quotes and references that will stick with you, dark comedy and characters that will come alive right before your eyes. Add to the mix a little bit of romance, and there you have it.
(It's important to note that some of his writing, in and out of this book, can be problematic and will most certainly not be everybody's cup of tea.)
One of the best things about John’s writing is that it feels real — his world becomes something that can play right before your eyes. Not like a movie, but like an actual life as it unfolds. And it really helps to connect to its target audience. It will surely get teenagers reading and thinking, hey, this guy just gets it.
And gets it, he does.