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This is my third John Green book (Turtles All The Way Down was first and The Fault in Our Stars was second). I loved this book and it's my favorite so far. I just finished the Secret History and was craving something similar. Looking for Alaska was perfect. I wish I read this when I was a teenager.

alexatheoracle's review against another edition

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5.0

I already knew John Green was amazing. This book presents further concrete proof that he is a literary genius. Inciteful, beautiful, and haunting, this is a must-read for all. One of my new favorites, and definitely a book I will recommend to everyone I meet! :) DFTBA

shawnacrompton's review against another edition

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2.0

Started out great - but I was completely annoyed after the 'big event.' (Well actually, long before the 'big event,' to be completely honest). Not because of what happened, (you could see that coming from miles away) but because of how all the characters were acting. I just couldn't buy that Alaska's character would have left such a deep impact on any of their lives. It annoyed me that anyone would have been so in love with her anyways....she was crazy. This book was just kinda meh.

ghostoskar's review against another edition

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dark reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.25

lyla_wicks's review against another edition

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emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

there were some things about this book that i really didn’t like (namely the way that the author would not stop mentioning women’s cleavage and just how some of the female characters were written in general) and i also found a lot of the characters extremely annoying at times, however i actually did find it very interesting and thought-provoking by the end, and even felt quite connected to the characters. the writing was definitely not my favourite, but once i got used to it, i started to really appreciate it and how it built very specific imagery.

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kayla_jade's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

crunchywaffle's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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