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A review by lostinfrance
Turtles All the Way Down by John Green
4.0
I am not a John Green fan--- I can groan about him for a couple of minutes about his past books and I feared that once again this book would play off of the "sick lit--- kids LOVE death and depression...etc". I expected someone to die and the rest of the high school to mourn the character's death...And if you wonder why I still insist on reading his books--- he is popular and I want to understand why...and my students love him (the ones who read). So, all that to say, I grabbed this book with low expectations and was COMPLETELY unprepared when I got the text from the library saying I was next on the list (I expected it to take 3-4 months to get to my spot #30).
I have to admit, I was pleasantly surprised....no shock, of course the main character has a mental disorder (why else would a teen want to dive into a book!...sarcasm)...but, there is no death and there is no sobbing. Just a young girl with OCD trying to lead a normal life--- and ignore the thoughts in her head that have her not taking her meds. I applaud John for having a character who has therapy, and meds (that she refuses to take--- which, sadly, is often the case), a support system and real world issues. I found this book authentic and something I could relate to (minus the billionaire friend). Aza is a character I could actually imagine having in my class and I really appreciate that.
I will have to say, thanks to this book, I will continue to read John Green...which is a shock since I did not appreciate the last two books I got my hands on that he wrote.
Read-- if you enjoy YA, like reading about high school drama with authentic characters.
2017 Reading Challenge: a book published in 2017
I have to admit, I was pleasantly surprised....no shock, of course the main character has a mental disorder (why else would a teen want to dive into a book!...sarcasm)...but, there is no death and there is no sobbing. Just a young girl with OCD trying to lead a normal life--- and ignore the thoughts in her head that have her not taking her meds. I applaud John for having a character who has therapy, and meds (that she refuses to take--- which, sadly, is often the case), a support system and real world issues. I found this book authentic and something I could relate to (minus the billionaire friend). Aza is a character I could actually imagine having in my class and I really appreciate that.
I will have to say, thanks to this book, I will continue to read John Green...which is a shock since I did not appreciate the last two books I got my hands on that he wrote.
Read-- if you enjoy YA, like reading about high school drama with authentic characters.
2017 Reading Challenge: a book published in 2017