“Looking for Alaska” by John Green, is probably one of the best books I have read. Like most John Green books, it includes its fair share of romance, some comedy here and there, and of course; a tragic ending. However, of all the novels I’ve read so far by this extremely talented author (which is quite a lot), “Looking for Alaska” was a very well thought out piece of literature. It amazed me how even the titles of each chapter had meaning. The novel was surprisingly philosophical from what I had expected. There was so much meaning behind every line coming from a character’s theoretical mouth. Every beautifully unique character had their own background that all tied into the story at one point. The story is told from the point of view of Miles Halter, a teenage boy from Florida, keen on remembering significant people’s last words. He decides to attend the boarding school in the middle of Alabama that his dad had gone to in his younger years. All this in attempt to discover a Great Perhaps, Miles needed to find adventure. Upon arrival, Miles meets his roommate Chip Martin, but goes by “the Colonel”, a name awarded by the one and only Alaska Young. Miles is also adorned with the nickname of “Pudge”, completely out of irony. He is the absolute opposite as his nickname implies. In the reality of it all Miles is a lanky, skinny, slightly awkward, seventeen year old teenage boy. As the chapter names indicate, all of the events are counting down to a most likely tragic event, starting at having 136 days. Over the course of these one hundred thirty-six days and decreasing, Pudge, the Colonel, and Alaska become inseparable. Although the breathtaking and insightful Alaska does not make the best of decisions, she helps Pudge step in the right direction to finding his Great Perhaps. Does he find the oh-so desired Great Perhaps? The answer is unclear. Personally, I believe Miles (Pudge), finds just what he is looking for the nanosecond he laid eyes on Alaska Young. Over a very bumpy road of Alaska’s terrible driving, pranks, almost expulsions, love, and the unknown, Miles and his newly acquired group of friends learn the true meaning of living in the moment. “Looking for Alaska” is a poetic and absolute genius novel. John Green wrote an emotional and deep story, definitely one that really gets you to think. I would read it and thousand times over.
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