Turtles All the Way Down
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- Author：John Green
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Summary
It all begins with a fugitive billionaire and the promise of a cash reward。 Turtles All the Way Down is about lifelong friendship， the intimacy of an unexpected reunion， Star Wars fan fiction， and tuatara。 But at its heart is Aza Holmes， a young woman navigating daily existence within the ever-tightening spiral of her own thoughts。
In his long-awaited return， John Green shares Aza's story with shattering， unflinching clarity。
In his long-awaited return， John Green shares Aza's story with shattering， unflinching clarity。
Reviews
Julia
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This was a 1 star for me， but I am clearly not the intended audience。。。 but is anyone， really？ Anyway， I'll refrain from a rating。。。 and from reading anything else from John Green。。。 at least anything aimed at non-adults。 This was a 1 star for me， but I am clearly not the intended audience。。。 but is anyone， really？ Anyway， I'll refrain from a rating。。。 and from reading anything else from John Green。。。 at least anything aimed at non-adults。 。。。more
Emily Taylor
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An honest look at how much adhd/anxiety and other similar diagnoses have an effect on young people。 I’m definitely bias given my own anxiety， however， this book is a great tool to use when young adults feel isolated in their own minds。 Mr。 Green’s hallmark is his cheesy romance and he certainly doesn’t disappoint。 Adding a large lizard to the mix doesn’t seem all that strange with the fast pace of the book。 Overall a very good and easy read。 Perfect for the ya lover。
Ashley
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3。5 ⭐️
A
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Loved it。 John Green’s writing speaks to me。
Zachary Houle
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John Green doesn’t need my help in selling his books via a book review。 The guy is， arguably， already the biggest name in Young Adult fiction。 Goodreads already has， at this count， more than 37，000 customer reviews of his latest novel， Turtles All the Way Down， which came out almost four years ago。 So there’s probably no reason for me to write these words down on a computer screen。 I’m guessing that most of the traffic that would be curious about this book would have come and gone， and I’ll be l John Green doesn’t need my help in selling his books via a book review。 The guy is， arguably， already the biggest name in Young Adult fiction。 Goodreads already has， at this count， more than 37，000 customer reviews of his latest novel， Turtles All the Way Down， which came out almost four years ago。 So there’s probably no reason for me to write these words down on a computer screen。 I’m guessing that most of the traffic that would be curious about this book would have come and gone， and I’ll be lucky if maybe 20 people read this review in my lifetime。 However， I do like to occasionally review older titles and I like to review titles that are fun to write book reviews about。 So I thought I’d give John Green whatever small hand he deserves in selling his books to the masses。 I feel charitable， too， because Turtles All the Way Down， despite being less than 300 pages long， took six years and the need to overcome a crippling case of writer’s block to write。I’m going to sort of tell you what this book is about， though I’m also going to deliberately gloss over the plot details because there’s not much plot to be had here， but it might help to let you know first that there’s a John Green Fiction Writing Template to writing successful YA fiction。 I’ve read three of his novels now （Paper Towns， The Fault in Our Stars， and， now， Turtles All the Way Down） and there’s a pattern that seems to emerge in how Green constructs a plot。 Lately， he takes a protagonist and gives them a disease （such as terminal cancer in The Fault in Our Stars or obsessive-compulsive disorder， OCD， in Turtles）。 The protagonist will then meet a member of the opposite sex and either strike up a platonic relationship with them that has sexual overtones to it， or the relationship will blossom into full-out romance。 A mystery must be solved （a teenaged girl who disappears in Paper Towns， or an adult billionaire who disappears in Turtles with a $100，000 reward attached to his whereabouts as reported to the police）。 Part of the drama takes place in high schools given the ages of the characters， in a much more overt way than how workplaces appear in literary fiction。 Insert quirky humour interspersed throughout the novel — no matter how serious things get — and， thus， you have the John Green Fiction Writing Template。 It’s that easy。Read the rest of the review here: https://zachary-houle。medium。com/a-re。。。 。。。more
Jade Tackett
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 So， I always read other people's reviews before I leave my review。 Most of the time I disagree with what the other people are saying and that makes me self conscious to post my own thoughts。 I do it anyways so I can read them later and so that future me knows if our reading interests have changed and if we're having any personal growth。 I actually really loved Turtles all the Way Down。 It is easily the best book I've read all year。 Im one of the people that loves reading stream of consciousness So， I always read other people's reviews before I leave my review。 Most of the time I disagree with what the other people are saying and that makes me self conscious to post my own thoughts。 I do it anyways so I can read them later and so that future me knows if our reading interests have changed and if we're having any personal growth。 I actually really loved Turtles all the Way Down。 It is easily the best book I've read all year。 Im one of the people that loves reading stream of consciousness novels and books that lack much of a plot because plot heavy books give me anxiety to read。 Most of the time I have to look up the ending because I get anxious reading without knowing it， then I end up not finishing or dragging through the rest of the book because I already know what happens。 I liked the relationships in the book。 Ava's relationship with her best friend was nice to read because it makes clear that you can love someone even when they become too much for you。 I personally struggle a lot with friendships because I dont like to talk to or hang out with most people。 They drain me and their company often just isn't worth the days I'll need to recover from it。 This makes me， at times， a bad friend。 Or maybe a selfish friend。 But that doesn't mean I can't have meaningful friendships or be attentive when I need to。 The romance was extremely relatable， because I also have issues with intimacy， specifically kissing。 My partner is a touchy person。 It took years to get to our current point and even now it's not always great。 I guess reading Turtles all the Way Down made me feel seen。 I try to talk to people about my issues but no one really gets it， which sucks。 Reading this book sort of felt like having a friend。 I mainly enjoyed this book because I felt understood reading it。 It's helpful for me to listen to other people explain things that I myself go through。 Id recommend it to people with OCD or anxiety who want to introspect。 If you need something fast paced to stay interested or you dislike books with no plot， stay away。 A lot of people seem to dislike this book because not a lot happened， but I didn't mind。 Im giving it 5 stars because I loved it。 。。。more
Caitlin
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This really moved me。
Amanda
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I love the perspective of being inside Aza’s mind。 The depiction of mental illness was written beautifully。
Emily Wolf
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4。5* As someone with anxiety， I think this is a really great representation of mental health。 Aza struggles with her thoughts and she is aware of how much if affects her and her relationships around her but still can’t stop it。 I loved seeing her relationship with Davis and Daisy grow and break and grow again。 This was a heartbreaking story， but I really important one。
Kanak
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"Turtles all the way down" by John Green is one of the finest novels I have ever read。 It's just so simple and elegant。 The novel is beautifully written。 I have never seen any author describe and portray the thought process of a person dealing with mental issues in such a raw， accurate， and melancholy way。 I felt like I was transported to another world。 I felt exactly what Aza was feeling the entire time。Here are some of my favourite quotes- "I couldn’t make myself happy， but I could make people "Turtles all the way down" by John Green is one of the finest novels I have ever read。 It's just so simple and elegant。 The novel is beautifully written。 I have never seen any author describe and portray the thought process of a person dealing with mental issues in such a raw， accurate， and melancholy way。 I felt like I was transported to another world。 I felt exactly what Aza was feeling the entire time。Here are some of my favourite quotes- "I couldn’t make myself happy， but I could make people around me miserable。”Stop making me cry Aza， stop being so relatable。“The world is a globe — the farther you sail， the closer to home you are。”- Terry Pratchett"What's past is prologue" -William Shakespeare“You're both the fire and the water that extinguishes it。 You're the narrator， the protagonist， and the sidekick。 You're the storyteller and the story told。 You are somebody's something， but you are also your you。”"To be alive is missing""And no one ever says goodbye unless they want to see you again。" 。。。more
Kleo Nadynne
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As if I hadn’t questioned my existence enough。
Kennedy Martinez
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yep this is a good one。 i loved it a lot
Presley Pennartz
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i’m crying now thanks。
Anusmita Sinha
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I CAN'T stop fangirling over this literal genius called John Green。 This book made me feel emotions。 It's raw。 Aza's thought spiral made me anxious， her compulsiveness made me uncomfortable， her feeling trapped inside her mind made me hurt and her journey made me smile。 I know this is a book I will re-read。Aza， Daisy and Davis will stay with me forever。 The character development of each character by the end of the book made me feel good and gives me hope。 Daisy's impeccable humour never fails to I CAN'T stop fangirling over this literal genius called John Green。 This book made me feel emotions。 It's raw。 Aza's thought spiral made me anxious， her compulsiveness made me uncomfortable， her feeling trapped inside her mind made me hurt and her journey made me smile。 I know this is a book I will re-read。Aza， Daisy and Davis will stay with me forever。 The character development of each character by the end of the book made me feel good and gives me hope。 Daisy's impeccable humour never fails to make you laugh。 Davis' blog entries are so wholesome and will make you think。 And when it comes to intelligent writing， John Green nails it every single time。 The metaphors， the beautiful poems and analogies， the sarcasm and humour- everything was on point。The only loophole I could find was that the sub-plot of Davis' father's disappearance could have been bit more thought through。 The built up of him being missing and how it affects four lives（Davis， Noah， Aza and Daisy） led me to believe that we'll have a strong climax but it never really came。 But everything else covers up for this。 It'll take me some time to get over this book。 。。。more
Katherine Wren
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Full disclosure， I wasn't a fan of The Fault in Our Stars。 I wasn't expecting to like this book very much。I wound up loving it。 The characters in this book feel real and authentic。 Their arguments and obsessions and worries and quirks all feel real。 Even though a couple of the characters use more elevated vocabulary than your typical teenager might use， they weren't as over the top as other John Green characters can tend to be。 I was also glad to see that the main character wasn't a manic pixie Full disclosure， I wasn't a fan of The Fault in Our Stars。 I wasn't expecting to like this book very much。I wound up loving it。 The characters in this book feel real and authentic。 Their arguments and obsessions and worries and quirks all feel real。 Even though a couple of the characters use more elevated vocabulary than your typical teenager might use， they weren't as over the top as other John Green characters can tend to be。 I was also glad to see that the main character wasn't a manic pixie dream girl， as some of Green's main characters can be described to be。Turtles All the Way Down follows Aza， a high school junior with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder， and her best friend Daisy。 The case of a missing local billionaire， and more specifically the hundred thousand dollar reward for information leading to his location， has intrigued Daisy and Aza agrees to help in attempting to earn that reward。 After all， Aza knows the billionaire's son from when they were went to middle school summer camp。 That's got to help somehow， right？Aza's mental illness is significant in the story because it is significant in her life， but it doesn't drive the action of the story and I enjoyed that distinction。 Many of us may not have OCD， but I am willing to bet many of us have invasive thoughts and it was helpful to see that they don't have to rule someone's life。 The questions that came from this， such as "what am I if I'm not my thoughts" were provoking and I'll be thinking of them long after closing the cover on the book。It was also wonderful to hear instances of topics covered in John Green's podcast， The Anthropocene Reviewed， in this book。 It was that podcast that convinced me to give Green's books another chance。 I'm glad I did。 。。。more
michellebetweenbooks
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Aza hat eine Zwangsstörung， die ihr das Leben zur Hölle macht。 Sie sieht überall eine Gefahr um sich eine tödliche Krankheit zu holen und wird deshalb daran gehindert ein normales Leben zu führen。 Gleichzeitig handelt dieses Buch von Davis。 Sein Vater ist verschwunden und dadurch fühlt er sich furchtbar einsam。 Außerdem handelt es von Daisy， Azas beste Freundin， die es liebt Fanfictions über StarWars zu lesen。 In diesem Buch werden psychische Erkrankungen behandelt。 Vielleicht solltet ihr hier m Aza hat eine Zwangsstörung， die ihr das Leben zur Hölle macht。 Sie sieht überall eine Gefahr um sich eine tödliche Krankheit zu holen und wird deshalb daran gehindert ein normales Leben zu führen。 Gleichzeitig handelt dieses Buch von Davis。 Sein Vater ist verschwunden und dadurch fühlt er sich furchtbar einsam。 Außerdem handelt es von Daisy， Azas beste Freundin， die es liebt Fanfictions über StarWars zu lesen。 In diesem Buch werden psychische Erkrankungen behandelt。 Vielleicht solltet ihr hier mit Vorsicht an die Geschichte gehen。 Soweit ich weiß， ist auch keine Trigger Warnung in dem Buch vorhanden。Aza ist ein sehr zurückhaltendes Mädchen， das sehr in sich gekehrt ist。 Ihre Gedanken lassen ihr keine Ruhe。 Sie sind immer da und flüstern ihr Dinge ins Ohr。 Sie sagen was sie zu tun und zulassen hat。 Das macht Aza jedoch Angst。 Außerdem flüstern ihre Ängste ihr auch ein das sie Phobien und Panikattacken。 Außenstehende finden sie oft seltsam und egoistisch， doch dabei merken sie nicht， dass Aza mit ihrem inneren am Kämpfen ist。 Mit Azas beste Freundin Daisy bin ich nicht wirklich warm geworden。 Das hat mir aber keinesfalls die Geschichte verdorben。 Die Freundschaft zwischen den beiden hat mir aber gut gefallen。 Sie wirkt authentisch und einfach echt。 Aber Davis hat mir hingegen sehr gut gefallen。 Er ist tiefgründig und denkt viel nach， deshalb finde ich， er passt sehr gut zur Geschichte。 Ich liebe die Bücher von John Green und habe auch so gut wie jedes Buch von ihm gelesen。 Er schreibt anders， als andere Autoren und das macht ihn und seine Bücher besonders。 Der Schreibstil von John Green hat mich von Anfang an gepackt und hat es geschafft mich mit seinen Worten in den Bann gezogen。 Er erschafft immer wieder außergewöhnliche Charaktere und verbindet diese auch in eine Geschichte， die sehr lebensnah ist。 Psychische Erkrankungen und wichtige Themen spielen in seinen Büchern oft eine wichtige Rolle und das ist der Grund， warum ich seine Bücher so liebe。In unserer Gesellschaft sind solche Themen leider immer noch tabuisiert。 Und auch deshalb ist es so wichtig， dass es solche Bücher für Jugendliche gibt， um ihnen zu zeigen， dass du nicht verrückt bist， nur weil du psychisch erkrankt bist。 Ich bin immer wieder fasziniert davon， dass der Autor solche Geschichten auf den Markt bringt。 Das ist so wichtig！ 。。。more
Jennifer
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😭
Chloé Olsen
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I forgot how much I loved John Green’s writing。 He’s such a talented thinker， and it comes through in all of his characters。 I also feel that he is doing such important work in addressing and normalizing some of the hardest aspects of life （especially for adolescents） like loss and mental illness。 Thank you for another wonderful book！
Emily
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This was an easy-ish read。 Definitely not my favorite John Green book。 It was interesting and the mystery to it was what kept it interesting。
Carlin
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3。5。 Picked this up as an adult because I wanted to know if I still loved John Green as much as I did in high school。 The answer is no， but if I had read this in high school I would have given it five stars。 I actually really related to Aza， even as an adult。 I thought this was a good narrative on anxiety， but to be honest I think it would have been better without the missing billionaire bit。
Merel
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I read this book not that long ago。 To summarise my opinion: magnificent。 Because that is what you would need。 I could go on and on about this book for an infinite amount of time。 The way it is put in words， words that are so heartbreaking yet so true， is mesmerising。 I could not thank John Green enough for writing this book。
bec
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4。75 ⭐️
Annika
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good book， i just didn’t really connect with the story though。 I think Aza’s struggle with her mental health was portrayed really well but the rest of the story was just ehhh。 The ending was super sad but it annoyed me at the same time and Daisy really got on my nerves for some reason。
Nimbus
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3 StarsTW: OCD， anxiety， ableism against those with OCD， dead peopleThis book is hard to rate。 I really loved the portrayal of mental illness， but the plot was sub-par and all over the place， it didn't help that the characters in this really did nothing and that the whole mystery part of the plot （WHICH IS LITERALLY THE WHOLE PREMISE OF THIS） is just cut off half way through the book， of course until we reach the end， which is just ？？？？？。 I felt that the portrayal of mental illness was really go 3 StarsTW: OCD， anxiety， ableism against those with OCD， dead peopleThis book is hard to rate。 I really loved the portrayal of mental illness， but the plot was sub-par and all over the place， it didn't help that the characters in this really did nothing and that the whole mystery part of the plot （WHICH IS LITERALLY THE WHOLE PREMISE OF THIS） is just cut off half way through the book， of course until we reach the end， which is just ？？？？？。 I felt that the portrayal of mental illness was really good and （view spoiler）[even when Daisy snaps at Aza about being self absorbed （a product of her OCD） I still feel that it was handled well。 Although Daisy is a bit childish at points， especially with the whole fanfiction sub-plot and does fall into the trap of 'people with OCD are narcissists' I still find it believable that she does care about her friend。 It is also a good reminder that sometimes the people who are around those who are mentally ill have to care for themselves too。 Honestly， a lot of Daisy's behavior is pretty typical of a teenage girl， it doesn't make it excusable but there is a reason for it， even if it does become pretty annoying at some points。 （hide spoiler）]As someone who has mental illnesses， I found that a lot of Aza's fears I related to， her fear that taking a pill would make her someone else， I've gone through the same thing。 Honestly the well handling of Aza's OCD is not surprising as John Green has OCD himself。Sticking with the theme of rep， this book is really heterosexual and cis。 I feel like the characters that did have representation were honestly just token rep so that was meh。 John Green， I know you can write gay characters， you've done it before！！！Back to the ending， what。。。 what is this ending。 It's so weird and anti-climatic。 （view spoiler）[I thought that we were done with the billionaire is missing plot in that awkward money scene， but nope， they find his dead body in the tunnels of all places， （which I feel like he would've been caught by then if he was actually there） and then the Pickett brothers move away and Aza has gone absolutely nowhere with her life。 I feel like Green could've cut out a good chunk of this book and it would've been the same experience。 By the time I got to page 200 I was already pretty bored and I was unsure why the book was still going on until BAM they find Davis's dad in the sewers of when they go to an art show for some reason。 （hide spoiler）]Anyways， I have a lot of mixed feelings about this book， the plot was flat， Daisy was annoying， and I felt like Aza didn't have a lot of characterization other than her OCD （I also really didn't like the whole psychologists suck and don't listen to us trope）。 But then again I did love the mental illness rep and Aza's and Davis's romance wasn't that bad， I felt like they had chemistry。 Overall I did like a lot of this book， and I do think I would recommend it to other people， it just wouldn't be at the top of my list。 。。。more
Tai
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finished in one sitting and cried for the last 80 pages
keira
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I read this one awhile back so definitely need to do a reread soon。 But I remember loving it， therefore a solid 4 stars shall sub do。
A。 Ramirez
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it made me really happy to know a john green book could still move me like this one did。 so many of his books got me through a lot growing up， and when this one initially came out i was iffy about reading it。 i was almost scared i wouldnt like his writing anymore。 not necessarily in the sense that i'd "grown out" of YA because i still very much read it， i was just scared i wouldnt be a fan anymore。 but still a fucking fan。 for sure。 im sad i waited this long to read it。 DFTBA。 it made me really happy to know a john green book could still move me like this one did。 so many of his books got me through a lot growing up， and when this one initially came out i was iffy about reading it。 i was almost scared i wouldnt like his writing anymore。 not necessarily in the sense that i'd "grown out" of YA because i still very much read it， i was just scared i wouldnt be a fan anymore。 but still a fucking fan。 for sure。 im sad i waited this long to read it。 DFTBA。 。。。more
Cullen Dano
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This isn’t a book I’d normally choose， but it made its way into my orbit。 I have anxiety and I saw so much of myself in Aza。 This book is superbly written。 I will keep a copy on my book shelf for the rest of my life。
Rachel
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Jump into teens， mental health， loss and love。 An interesting story leaving you wanting to know more about the people and what happens to them。More language than I care for in a book and I personally wouldn't recommend for a teen audience。 Jump into teens， mental health， loss and love。 An interesting story leaving you wanting to know more about the people and what happens to them。More language than I care for in a book and I personally wouldn't recommend for a teen audience。 。。。more
Melisa
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i cried
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