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Αναζητώντας την Αλάσκα by John Green

5 reviews

bearystarry's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

John Green has a great talent for writing a poignant ending; this one even made me cry. Unfortunately I found the rest of the book frustrating, as I did with Paper Towns. I do think this book is the more enjoyable for me of the two but they’re very similar in many ways and I will probably not be rereading either.

There’s something frustrating to me about both Margo and Alaska being incredibly tortured and traumatized teenage girls who are also then subjected to being objects of obsession to boring, privileged teenage boys who need an adventure. I know the Point is to highlight how girls are people and not manic pixie dream girl archetype Creatures but. The amount of trauma they seem to be required to hold onto feels… some kind of way to me.
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loverofeels's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

hated this as a tween but now i couldn't put it down
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rebeccafarren's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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aniwillow's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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hannalizzy's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Such an incredible take on the reality of grief and loss through the lens of a young mind. Miles is an honest and refreshing representation of a young man processing his newfound independence, his first love, and his first genuine group of friends. After so many rereads, I will say that I’m still looking for Alaska. I want to know what her honest thoughts were and hear more from her perspective during their year at Culver Creek. I want to know how much Miles misrepresented her in his observations of her, how unreliable of a narrator he is. I want to know if the more generous version of Alaska was the accurate representation, or if she’s truly meant to be a cautionary tale. I’m sure, like all of us, Alaska is probably somewhere in the middle. Or Perhaps, she was simply a girl with a name plucked off of a globe, waiting for someone to take the time to memorize her. We’ll never really know. 

Good faith criticism for John Green: 👎🏻 for fat representation/jokes. Not egregious territory, but I know he could do plus sized women better. 
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