Looking for Alaska
by John Green
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Author: John GreenBrand: Speak
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-12-28
ISBN: 0142402516
Number of pages: 256
Publisher: Speak
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- ISBN13: 9780142402511
- Condition: New
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Book Review: "Looking for Alaska" is perhaps the greatest teen book.
Summary: 5 Stars
In the novel Looking for Alaska written by John Green, readers can connect to the humanity and emotions of the characters as they undergo changes, feel the death of one of their friends, and attempt to finish school during the time after she died. Green conveys emotions in the novel more clearly than many writers do today. Emotion helps to make the characters seem human, and changes them from words on paper into aspects of everyday life. It seems that Green reaches a hand out, no matter the time, and creates situations very similar to modern day high school. He (Green) gives a new meaning to "Sex, drugs, and rock and roll," with the LFA cast. Green uses The Colonel (A character) to plan a memorial prank late in the book, using a male stripper to "educate (the school) in adolescent sexuality." Overall, the writing in the novel can be confusing for someone who has not experienced loss on such a level; it does bring a fresh perspective to the old story of "Boy meets girl, boy looses girl." As John Green's first novel, Looking for Alaska is surprisingly well-written and has the feel of an author who has written many more books.
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