Looking For Alaska (Printz Award Winner)
 

Looking For Alaska

by John Green

Miles "Pudge" Halter is abandoning his safe-okay, boring-life. Fascinated by the last words of famous people, Pudge leaves for boarding school to seek what a dying Rabelais called the "Great Perhaps."
Pudge becomes encircled by friends whose lives are everything but safe and boring. Their nucleus is razor-sharp, sexy, and self-destructive Alaska, who has perfected the arts of pranking and... (read more)

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Liked It

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Donna M
  • Rated 5 stars

This book definitely deserves the praise it's been given! I didn't think I'd like it after I heard people say it was so great, but wow! The plot lags a little bit at points, but other than that, it's amazing! The key to it is that John Green is a master at writing a character. His characters are so real and so interesting, that you have to get lost in their issues no matter what.

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1 of 1 members found this review helpful.
Andrea G
  • Rated 2 stars

This was okay. I feel like it is the young adult option for Sohpie's Choice. I thought it was a predictable ending...

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  • Rated 4.335088 stars
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  • Rated 4.75 stars
 

Newest Comments

  • Yadama F

    yadama f said:

    This book was amazing - John Green did a wonderful job. The characters were different - but alike in some weird way. It was awesome !

    posted Monday, November 3 2008
  • Tina A

    tina a said:

    The novel has a memorable cast of characters, each with their own distinct voice and personality. What do you think the book would be like if it was narrated from the Colonel's or Alaska's perspective?

    posted Thursday, September 4 2008 ( | view 1 reply )
  • Beth Ann  M

    beth ann m said:

    What exactly do you think that the point of this book is? I mean.. it has a great story, but there is definitly something else behind it. I always fee llike im slightly missing a point that the author was trying to get across. Anyone have any ideas? And do you think he crashed on purpose or by accident? I always wonder about that.

    posted Wednesday, September 3 2008 ( | view 3 replies )
  • Dominique W

    dominique w said:

    so i've now decided that this is a classic by all means. it is most definitely a compelling story. John Green is a master mind!

    posted Wednesday, June 11 2008
  • nelli.

    nelli. said:

    I loved this book. It is witty, funny, and real.
    I suggest not reading the first page, the middle, and the end.
    It is too brilliant of a work to be skimmed through.
    Laughs, tears - it has it all.
    After reading this, and An Abundance of Katherine's,
    John Green is definitely one of my new favorite writers.

    posted Thursday, May 29 2008
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