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Looking for Alaska, by John Green

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elijah__'s review against another edition

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dark emotional funny sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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kristinetp's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad

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

john green was kind of a weirdo for this one, tbh
wouldn't read again (again), but it was fun to revisit a book i haven't read since high school. doesn't hold up, but i still like some of the themes

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julie_mld's review against another edition

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4.5

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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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shadow_seven's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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georgie_mb's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad slow-paced

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

4.5

I loved it like I thought I’d love it, with all the charms for Green’s writing (apart from a few questionable lines which were acceptable to say at the time) but it didn’t break me like Paper Towns and The Fault In Our Stars did, hence knocking off half a ⭐️

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keysoul_reader's review against another edition

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funny sad 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? Yes

2.0

I thought this book was incredibly boring. I was forced to read it by my English teacher because she said it was her favorite John green book ( I love John green btw) and I found her comment honestly disrespectful. Of all the amazing books he’s written, she chose the lost mind numbing piece of literature in his collection. The ending felt unexplained and honestly out of nowhere, but I guess that’s what you get from John Green books. Despite how much I disliked it, John did a great job at creating a kind of time vacuum for the reader. The main character seemed to lose track of the days just like I did while reading it and it helped me to understand the main characters mental state. Overall, I wouldn’t recommend this book to anyone unless they like slow paced, dialogue based, and plot hole filled stories.

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