luvlylillys's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
ava96's review against another edition
3.0
I enjoyed the book. It wasn't filled with action, but it kind of had this peacefulness about it, especially the ending, which made me feel really happy. Plus, this is probably the only piece of written text that had ever made me like maths a bit, so there's that.
poachedeggs's review against another edition
3.0
The protagonist of this book, Colin Singleton, is a child prodigy - a very annoying anagramming, Math-theorising child prodigy. He has also been in a relationship with nineteen (technically eighteen) Katherines and from the very beginning of the book, is trying to get over having been dumped by the most recent one by embarking on a roadtrip to Gutshot (!), Tennessee with his wisecracking sidekick and Muslim friend Hassan.
Colin really gets on my nerves at times with his moaning and groaning, and the multitude of graphs is for the truly nerdy (though I did find the appendix written by Green's math professor friend quite interesting), but I guess Green is just weirdly endearing enough that I'd still give this book a three.
Colin really gets on my nerves at times with his moaning and groaning, and the multitude of graphs is for the truly nerdy (though I did find the appendix written by Green's math professor friend quite interesting), but I guess Green is just weirdly endearing enough that I'd still give this book a three.
sveltegf's review against another edition
3.0
there were parts of the book that i really did enjoy, but other than that there was just so much that felt dragged on & even now after i’ve finished reading it; i wonder what the plot even was.
laurieisreading's review against another edition
2.0
2,5 ster, recensie verschijnt zondag op de blog.
elusorius's review against another edition
3.0
I honestly expected worse. This book is about a prodigy boy going on a roadtrip with his best friend. The boy in question is self-centered, narcissistic and incredibly boring. The most interesting thing about him is that he dated way too many girls named Katherine. I really disliked the way the story told us about his relationships, it felt like filler inbetween the storyline. It would cut from surprisingly exciting hunting scenes to his first awkward kiss with an eight-year-old. Halfway through, the story in the present moment was pretty good and I really liked Lindsey as a character. The writing in the book is average, worse than I expected from John Green. Overall, a 3/5.
k3vinsdays's review against another edition
i can't do it,, this book is so painful to me
idk if it's the ebook or just the writing style of the book (mainly colin's character) but i can't do it
i liked john green's other books (minus the fault in our stars i really didn't like that) but i'm not vibing with this
idk if it's the ebook or just the writing style of the book (mainly colin's character) but i can't do it
i liked john green's other books (minus the fault in our stars i really didn't like that) but i'm not vibing with this
ashleylaughbox's review against another edition
3.0
It's a good book. Not the kind of book that makes me want to jump out of my bed and squeal but it is quite good. At first, Colin's character just didn't do it for me because I found him rather annoying. Later on I discovered, that's part of who Colin IS. Yes, I fell in love with how funny Hasan is but at the same time I felt a deeper connection with who he wanted to be as a person. The obsession with this book of finding a way to make yourself MATTER really spoke to me since it's kind of like the way I think sometimes. Don't even get me started on Lindsey Lee Wells, I loved her as a character. Even though there isn't a lot of dialogue and romance between these two I felt that when there IS dialogue it's just so deep and the fact this book does NOT focus on the romance just makes me like it more. It's a book of self-discovery and I needed to read something like this :)
glendaleereads's review against another edition
3.0
The first time I tried to read this book I just couldn't get into it so I put it down, and that was a while ago. This was PRE-TFIOS and I was a little annoyed with Green and his repetitive characters and AAOK was just not doing it for me. But I decided to pick it up because it has been a while since I read John Green and of course Colin was like the other male protagonist I've read in Looking for Alaska and Paper Towns, but that didn't bother me as much this time around because enough time has passed for me now not to be so familiar with his writing.
As for the story it was interesting at times and there was some characters that I really liked, like of course Hassan. Then the whole theorem that Colin was working on was a bit confusing and boring to read but I'm just being basis on that because I really HATE math. Colin as the male lead was annoying and frustrating at times but then there was those movements where I really liked him and forgave his self center personality because he didn't really notice it.
Remember readers three stars on Goodreads means that I liked the book. I didn't LOVE IT like his other works but I'm glad I finally got through it because it was an enjoyable read.
As for the story it was interesting at times and there was some characters that I really liked, like of course Hassan. Then the whole theorem that Colin was working on was a bit confusing and boring to read but I'm just being basis on that because I really HATE math. Colin as the male lead was annoying and frustrating at times but then there was those movements where I really liked him and forgave his self center personality because he didn't really notice it.
Remember readers three stars on Goodreads means that I liked the book. I didn't LOVE IT like his other works but I'm glad I finally got through it because it was an enjoyable read.