Looking for Alaska
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- Author：John Green
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Summary
First drink， first prank， first friend， first girl， last words… A poignant and moving crossover novel about making friends and growing up from American author， John Green。
Miles Halter is fascinated by famous last words – and tired of his safe， boring and rather lonely life at home。 He leaves for boarding school filled with cautious optimism， to seek what the dying poet Francois Rabelais called the "Great Perhaps。" Much awaits Miles at Culver Creek， including Alaska Young。 Clever， funny， screwed-up， and dead sexy， Alaska will pull Miles into her labyrinth and catapult him into the Great Perhaps。
Looking for Alaska brilliantly chronicles the indelible impact one life can have on another。
Miles Halter is fascinated by famous last words – and tired of his safe， boring and rather lonely life at home。 He leaves for boarding school filled with cautious optimism， to seek what the dying poet Francois Rabelais called the "Great Perhaps。" Much awaits Miles at Culver Creek， including Alaska Young。 Clever， funny， screwed-up， and dead sexy， Alaska will pull Miles into her labyrinth and catapult him into the Great Perhaps。
Looking for Alaska brilliantly chronicles the indelible impact one life can have on another。
Reviews
Hailey
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DNF
ZhyDen
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Kudos to the writer of this book。 You did an amazing job。 Why don't you try to publish your book in NovelStar？ A lot of readers will love your work， judging from the book I just read。 Kudos to the writer of this book。 You did an amazing job。 Why don't you try to publish your book in NovelStar？ A lot of readers will love your work， judging from the book I just read。 。。。more
Lekha
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"So I walked back to my room and collapsed on the bottom bunk， thinking that if people were rain， I was drizzle and she was a hurricane。""Imagining the future is a kind of nostalgia。 （。。。） You spend your whole life stuck in the labyrinth， thinking about how you'll escape it one day， and how awesome it will be， and imagining that future keeps you going， but you never do it。 You just use the future to escape the present。"➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖This is the debut novel of John Green and my second read by the "So I walked back to my room and collapsed on the bottom bunk， thinking that if people were rain， I was drizzle and she was a hurricane。""Imagining the future is a kind of nostalgia。 （。。。） You spend your whole life stuck in the labyrinth， thinking about how you'll escape it one day， and how awesome it will be， and imagining that future keeps you going， but you never do it。 You just use the future to escape the present。"➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖This is the debut novel of John Green and my second read by the author。 This contemporary young adult book revolves around Miles Halter， who is from Florida and goes to Alabama to study in a boarding school。 He is seeking 'A Great Perhaps' which can change his life and give him a direction。 He meets Alaska， who is a impulsive， mean and mysterious girl and falls in love with her。 I loved ‘The fault in our stars” and had great expectations with this book。 Sadly i didn't like it much。 First of all， I am really not sure if teenagers behave and talk like that in southern US （P。S。 I am from India）。 It felt quite unrealistic and the characters are so messed up at such a young age。 That was sad and disheartening and many times I felt like they are 40-year olds trapped in the body of teenagers。 Also， I hated Miles and his love for Alaska， which was nothing more than a lust， and his annoying efforts to emphasize the fact that he loved her。 Alaska was unpredictable but better than him comparatively。 Nevertheless， I love the writing style of John Green， which is deep and touches the right chords。 I enjoyed the philosophical aspect of this book and it has some great quotes， which will remain in my heart for long。 The book is boring in the first half but gets better in second half; still， it was one time read for me。 。。。more
Michelle Vega
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¡Amado para siempre！Mi favorito de John Green por lejos， ojalá se le diera más importancia a esta gran historia y sus magníficos personajes。 Alaska dioooooos， la desesperación hecha personaje y mi Miles， el coronel， todos！！ Sin dudas， la interrogante de la cuenta regresiva me destruyó con tanta ansiedad durante la primera mitad y me mató durante la segunda， donde me quedé esperando hasta el último momento porque lo ocurrido no fuera verdad。 Tremendo。
Chanel Moshy
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Looking for Alaska by John Green is a wonderfully written novel tapping into the existential questions of life and how we can address them。 The story revolves around the ongoing theme of the insufferable “labyrinth” from which Alaska intends to escape。 This “labyrinth of suffering” is Alaska’s way of making sense of the world; it’s her way of coping with her mother’s death。 Much like a labyrinth， life has its twists and turns where tragedy strikes， and you feel inevitably lost。 While Alaska is t Looking for Alaska by John Green is a wonderfully written novel tapping into the existential questions of life and how we can address them。 The story revolves around the ongoing theme of the insufferable “labyrinth” from which Alaska intends to escape。 This “labyrinth of suffering” is Alaska’s way of making sense of the world; it’s her way of coping with her mother’s death。 Much like a labyrinth， life has its twists and turns where tragedy strikes， and you feel inevitably lost。 While Alaska is trying to find a way out of this labyrinth， Miles is seeking his Great Perhaps。 An escape from the labyrinth is the pessimistic view on life， a wish to escape suffering。 Whereas a hope to discover the “Great Perhaps” is an optimistic perspective that encourages adventure in life。 These two views on life are prevalent in the novel and are likely what brought Alaska and Miles closer together。 Regarding the characters， I generally dislike how the girls are written in this book。 For instance， Lara is gullible and simpleminded and then there is Alaska who is capricious and unpredictable yet both are still pretty much just two-dimensional characters， despite Alaska’s existentialism。 Meanwhile， the guys in the novel are more elaborate， rational， and act responsible for the toddler-like actions of Alaska。 However， the writing itself and the deep， thought-provoking philosophical ideas in this book genuinely make it an enjoyable and interesting read， despite the somewhat underwhelming ending。 Overall， the scattered wittiness， heartfelt moments， and unpredictable plot in Looking for Alaska create a very well-rounded experience that demonstrates what it truly means to grow up。 。。。more
Junaed Islam
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The book is all about acceptance。 I loved it。
Kaia_si
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3。8
Bara
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I did not really enjoy the story of this book， however I liked the writing style。 It was quite boring at the end， so I didn't finish the last few pages。 I did not really enjoy the story of this book， however I liked the writing style。 It was quite boring at the end， so I didn't finish the last few pages。 。。。more
Chloe Le
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Tired of his mundane life， Miles “Pudge” Halter decides to move to a boarding school to find his “Great Perhaps” in life。 In Looking for Alaska by John Green， Pudge meets the Colonel， Alaska， Takumi， and Lara at his new school， and they become close friends that often get in trouble。 The novel interestingly explores the meaning of life by comparing it to a labyrinth， and it questions what needs to be done to escape life’s suffering。 Green gives each main character their own backstory and uses re Tired of his mundane life， Miles “Pudge” Halter decides to move to a boarding school to find his “Great Perhaps” in life。 In Looking for Alaska by John Green， Pudge meets the Colonel， Alaska， Takumi， and Lara at his new school， and they become close friends that often get in trouble。 The novel interestingly explores the meaning of life by comparing it to a labyrinth， and it questions what needs to be done to escape life’s suffering。 Green gives each main character their own backstory and uses realistic dialogue。 This provides detailed insight as to why the characters act a certain way and helps the characters seem more believable。 However， this also causes the novel to be excruciatingly detailed and slow at certain points， especially during the exposition。 Contrastingly， the ending feels rushed and fails to provide adequate details to answer the universal question。 Green answers the question by having Pudge realize， “I forgave [Takumi]， and [Alaska] forgave us， and that we had to forgive to survive in the labyrinth” （Green 218）。 Although this is a great answer， Pudge reaches this conclusion almost out of nowhere with little build-up leading up to it。 Rather than expanding upon that answer gradually， the characters forgive each other instantaneously。 As a result， the ending seems unfinished， and it feels like something is missing from the story。 This isn’t the best book I’ve ever read; however， the character development and mystery that needed solving makes the book enjoyable。 Although this is an original story， I only recommend this book to young adolescents who want to read a coming-of-age novel with some romance and mystery。 There are more enjoyable books out there。 。。。more
Evalyn
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Amazing book， definitely one of my favorites。 I could spend hours talking about the depth of this story。 It talks about topics the average writer might be scared to talk about。 John Green is an amazing author
Cara Fiano
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I really enjoy John Green's writing style。 I've read a couple of his books but I found I liked the Fault in Our Stars better。 This one was a little slow to start， then it ramped up and left me a little unsatisfied at the end。 Overall， not a bad read， but probably not one I'll remember。 I really enjoy John Green's writing style。 I've read a couple of his books but I found I liked the Fault in Our Stars better。 This one was a little slow to start， then it ramped up and left me a little unsatisfied at the end。 Overall， not a bad read， but probably not one I'll remember。 。。。more
Trina Wilkinson
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For once the show was betterThe show provided a lot more depth and conflict than the book did making the show more enticing to watch。 I watched the show in the middle of reading the book so I was shocked how some things were changed。
Akshay Govind
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An excellent young adult book by John Green。 The book teaches us a lot about forgiveness and getting out of labyrinth in life。
Juliet
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Sadece alaska’nın öldüğü yerde ve ölümünden bahsedilen birkaç yerde ağladım。 Kitabı beğendim güzeldi。 Ama bahsedilen kadar da etkilemedi yani。 Dizisini de izlemek istiyorum。
Akanksha
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Tbh， I don't know what I read。 I didn't connect with any of the characters。 The first half was really boring。 The 3 stars is just for the 2nd half。 Tbh， I don't know what I read。 I didn't connect with any of the characters。 The first half was really boring。 The 3 stars is just for the 2nd half。 。。。more
BookKru
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ᴛʜɪꜱ ʀᴇᴠɪᴇᴡ ᴍᴀʏ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀɪɴ ꜱᴘᴏɪʟᴇʀꜱ。 ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴏᴡɴ ᴅɪꜱᴄʀᴇᴛɪᴏɴ。ᴄᴡ: ᴘᴏꜱꜱɪʙʟᴇ ꜱᴜɪᴄɪᴅᴇ， ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ， ᴜɴᴅᴇʀᴀɢᴇ ᴅʀɪɴᴋɪɴɢ， ꜱᴍᴏᴋɪɴɢ， ꜱᴜʙꜱᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴀʙᴜꜱᴇ， ᴄʜᴇᴀᴛɪɴɢ， ꜱᴏᴍᴇ ꜱᴇxᴜᴀʟ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴇɴᴛ， ᴜꜱᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ 'ʀ' ᴡᴏʀᴅ ꜱʟᴜʀ， ʙᴏᴅʏ ꜱʜᴀᴍɪɴɢ， ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴛɪᴄɪᴢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ。Miles "Pudge" Halter craves of the Great Perhaps。 Moving away from his mundane life to a boarding school， Culver Creek， his life becomes anything but boring。 When his roommate， Chip "The Colonel" Martin， introduced him to Alaska Young， he's pulled into her messy， witt ᴛʜɪꜱ ʀᴇᴠɪᴇᴡ ᴍᴀʏ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀɪɴ ꜱᴘᴏɪʟᴇʀꜱ。 ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴏᴡɴ ᴅɪꜱᴄʀᴇᴛɪᴏɴ。ᴄᴡ: ᴘᴏꜱꜱɪʙʟᴇ ꜱᴜɪᴄɪᴅᴇ， ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ， ᴜɴᴅᴇʀᴀɢᴇ ᴅʀɪɴᴋɪɴɢ， ꜱᴍᴏᴋɪɴɢ， ꜱᴜʙꜱᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴀʙᴜꜱᴇ， ᴄʜᴇᴀᴛɪɴɢ， ꜱᴏᴍᴇ ꜱᴇxᴜᴀʟ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴇɴᴛ， ᴜꜱᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ 'ʀ' ᴡᴏʀᴅ ꜱʟᴜʀ， ʙᴏᴅʏ ꜱʜᴀᴍɪɴɢ， ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴛɪᴄɪᴢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ。Miles "Pudge" Halter craves of the Great Perhaps。 Moving away from his mundane life to a boarding school， Culver Creek， his life becomes anything but boring。 When his roommate， Chip "The Colonel" Martin， introduced him to Alaska Young， he's pulled into her messy， witty， and romanticized life。。。of death。 It isn't my first time reading Looking for Alaska。 Something I've come to notice each time I read this—and how much I've grown in the intervals of each reread， is that Looking for Alaska is the poetic prose of romanticization。 John Green has a unique writing style， and I can only describe it as the poetic existence of non-existence。 The philosophical musings， intricate thinking， and the great adventures （that honestly are criminal pranks） that these characters wear as their personality carries through the entirety of this book。 Even after Alaska's death， Miles searches for meaning—what her death meant and what happened。 Alaska Young is a book-loving feminist who is aware of her wit， beauty， and self-destructiveness。 While Green makes an effort to make Alaska three-dimensional， she ends up feeling more superficial as we look at her through Miles's eyes and his romanticization of her。 She's a manic pixie dream girl until and after her death。 The underage drinking and smoking supposedly make these characters look deep， John Green never fails to romanticize destructiveness—be it lifestyle choices or personality type。 Looking for Alaska characters are flawed and raw， sometimes without substance to back up their actions， some forgettable， some inevitably eternal。Don't get me wrong—there's something about this book that makes me appreciate the writing and the woven intricacies。 But in the end， it has problematic elements that my critical self cannot overlook 。。。more
Stephanie
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By audible。
Yvonne Louise Ledesma
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“Thomas Edison's last words were "It's very beautiful over there"。 I don't know where there is， but I believe it's somewhere， and I hope it's beautiful。” “Thomas Edison's last words were "It's very beautiful over there"。 I don't know where there is， but I believe it's somewhere， and I hope it's beautiful。” 。。。more
Lisa
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I loved this book so much and would definitely recommend it！ Alaska was such an interesting character despite being very similar to John Green's usual characters。 I also thought the storyline was so interesting and it didn't go where I expected it to。 Chip and Miles' friendship was also unexpectedly sweet and I really liked that aspect of the story。 It was also very well written and there were so many lines that I loved。 Overall I very much enjoyed this。 <3 I loved this book so much and would definitely recommend it！ Alaska was such an interesting character despite being very similar to John Green's usual characters。 I also thought the storyline was so interesting and it didn't go where I expected it to。 Chip and Miles' friendship was also unexpectedly sweet and I really liked that aspect of the story。 It was also very well written and there were so many lines that I loved。 Overall I very much enjoyed this。 <3 。。。more
allie :）
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i love john greens books and this is definitely my all time fav of his。
Kaitlyn
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consider me enlightened
Den Red
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Not just a love story， but a falling-in-love story。 Loved it！ If you have some great stories like this one， you can publish it on Novel Star， just submit your story to hardy@novelstar。top or joye@novelstar。top
Sophie
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Thomas Edison’s last words were， “it’s very beautiful over there。” i don’t know where there is， but i know it’s somewhere， and i hope it’s beautiful。this is the first time i’ve read a book in one sitting， i went in knowing nothing about it except for only reading the blurb and I thought it would be just another introvert guy falls for an extrovert girl but it was so much more than i hoped for。 the plot was predictable at times but there were still aspects that would come at the least expected an Thomas Edison’s last words were， “it’s very beautiful over there。” i don’t know where there is， but i know it’s somewhere， and i hope it’s beautiful。this is the first time i’ve read a book in one sitting， i went in knowing nothing about it except for only reading the blurb and I thought it would be just another introvert guy falls for an extrovert girl but it was so much more than i hoped for。 the plot was predictable at times but there were still aspects that would come at the least expected and leave you wanting more！！ 。。。more
Hannah Gilliam
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Beautiful and challenging。 This was a quick read that brought to light more questions than answers but that in itself is why we read， live， and hope。 Incredible writing and story。
Laasya Allam ☾
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I think John Green might be my most fave author。。。 idk tho
Aprylinne R。
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Read this in 8th grade。 Meant to be made into a teen flick in the similar lines to 13 reasons why。 Hopefully it is better than the aforementioned adaptation。
rose
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In the beginning of the book I didn’t like it very much， though the ending made up for all those moments。 It was incredibly interesting to read about the impact Alaska had on them， Miles especially。
Thinking Thing
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I absolutely loved this book。 It really made me think。 After I finished it， I spent about two hours thinking about and searching for the meaning of a Great Perhaps and thinking over what my labyrinth of suffering was。
Emma Saylor
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I love John green and his writing。 But just could not get through this book。 Defiantly not the strongest of his writings。
book
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cool story bro
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Looking for Alaska
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Looking for Alaska&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Looking for Alaska&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0