Synopsis:Before. Miles Halter is done with his safe life at home. His whole life has been one big non-event, and his obsession with famous last words has only made him crave the Great Perhaps even more (François Rabelais, poet). He heads off to the sometimes crazy and anything-but-boring world of Culver Creek Boarding School, and his life becomes the opposite of safe. Because down the hall is Alaska Young. The gorgeous, clever, funny, sexy, self-destructive, screwed up, and utterly fascinating Alaska Young. She is an event unto herself. She pulls Pudge into her world, launches him into the Great Perhaps, and steals his heart. Then. . . . After. Nothing is ever the same.
My Review:
I really loved this book! It’s no wonder it won an award. This is the kind of book that strikes such a balance between harsh reality and moments that move you so beyond words you wonder if they could really happen. I think John Green has an amazing sense of humor and writes in a way that makes you feel like the story is familiar yet fresh. I was surprised by the language and some of the content but Green writes in such a way that those things are a secondary character. I thought I would be bothered by those things but the conversations were so funny I found myself laughing out loud way more than I normally do. I had no idea this book took place in Alabama and in Birmingham no less which I know a thing or two about. It made me feel like I was home and made the story much more personal. There were so many quotable lines that I kept trying to remember but gave up after realizing the whole book was just good. I think this is one story that will stay with me for a long time and I will read over again in the future.
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