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A review by jaedee09
Looking for Alaska by John Green
dark
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
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I was not the target audience for this book, and I think I would have eaten it up if I read it 15 years ago. I thought the characters were very raw and real, and I can relate to being at a school feeling like an outsider. The writing is beautiful, and Greene has a way with a metaphor.
I was not the target audience for this book, and I think I would have eaten it up if I read it 15 years ago. I thought the characters were very raw and real, and I can relate to being at a school feeling like an outsider. The writing is beautiful, and Greene has a way with a metaphor.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Suicide, and Death of parent