Looking for Alaska
By John Green
Miles Halter is fascinated by famous last words and tired of his safe life at home. He leaves for boarding school to seek what the dying poet Francois Rabelais called the "Great Perhaps." Much awaits Miles at Culver Creek, including Alaska Young. Clever, funny, screwed-up, and dead sexy, Alaska will pull Miles into her labyrinth and catapult him into the Great Perhaps.Looking for Alaska brilliantly chronicles the indelible impact one life can have on another. A stunning debut, it marks John Green's arrival as an important new voice in contemporary fiction.
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Looking for Alaska
By John Green
Miles Halter is fascinated by famous last words and tired of his safe life at home. He leaves for boarding school to seek what the dying poet Francois Rabelais called the "Great Perhaps." Much awaits Miles at Culver Creek, including Alaska Young. Clever, funny, screwed-up, and dead sexy, Alaska will pull Miles into her labyrinth and catapult him into the Great Perhaps.Looking for Alaska brilliantly chronicles the indelible impact one life can have on another. A stunning debut, it marks John Green's arrival as an important new voice in contemporary fiction.
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Reviewed by MiaI've never cried over a book until this.the ending was so heart breaking but beautiful at the same time.
Reviewed by NeeleConsidering it's a book we had to read in school, I really liked it. The topics are very important and I think it's good that we talk about something like that in class. But maybe it's also because it was in English class and not in German...
Reviewed by LarisaSummary (spoilers!): Miles Halter arrives at the boarding school in Culver Creek, Alabama in hopes of finding what he calls „The Great Perhaps“. With the help of his friends the Colonel, Takumi, Lara and the breathtaking but moody Alaska, he goes on to look for adventures by planning magnificent pranks, smoking cigarettes and making his first sexual experiences. And while he falls harder and harder for the mysterious Alaska, he begins to realize that he does not really know her. The turning-point in this novel is the death of Alaska. Miles feels lost and blames himself. He is left chasing ghosts with one big question on his mind: Was it really just an accident or was it suicide? Was it really his fault? Being in love with a ghost has never been more bittersweet and tragic. Notes: „How will I ever get out of this labyrinth?“ is only one of the brilliant quotes in this novel. John Green‘s writing style is very beautiful, but after reading some of his later works, I could tell that it‘s one of his earlier books, since some of the topic seemed to be either too exploited or underused. Mile‘s obsession with Alaska is typical as a hormone-driven teenager, but as an adult his obsession with Alaska simply annoyed me and her „I‘m not like any other girl“-attitude and the „mystery“ Green tries to create around her are sometimes pretty cringe-worthy. But I remember that I was really impressed with the message of the book when I had to read it in school. So, I think all in all it is a very good read if you are a teenager looking for a novel that will move you and make you laugh at the same time, but as an adult it leaves you with good quotes, but, looking back, only that.
Reviewed by Hasse3,5⭐️
Reviewed by SkyllenEine Geschichte über Freundschaft, Liebe, Vergebung und Verlust, die ich so schnell nicht vergessen werde. So kurz und doch so viel gelernt und mitgenommen. John Green hat ein Talent, Tatsachen prägnant und auf den Punkt zu beschreiben.