looking for alaska

"In the dark beside me, she smelled of sweat and sunshine and vanilla, and on that thin-mooned night I could see little more than her silhouette  but even in the dark, I could see her eyes - fierce emeralds. And not just beautiful, but hot too". Alaska Young, Gorgeous, clever, funny, sexy, screwed up - and utterly fascinating. Miles Halter could not be more in love with her. But when tragedy strikes, Miles discovers the value and the pain of living and loving unconditionally.  

When I wished for this novel, I didn't actually search it up. And therefore I wasn't aware of the synopsis. So I was a bit surprised that Alaska was in fact a person, not the state. The last few months has been preoccupied with reading school curriculum and fan fiction. So, I've not really read that much fiction as in novels. To be honest, I'm not quite sure what I think about the book. Maybe my sister will have some input in my opinions after she's read it (she is probably going to borrow it off of me, considering she finished reading my other book last night).The thing about John Green's novels, is that he writes these really great things. Let me elaborate. He writes these things that are in all our minds really, but he writes them down so articulate, which is kind of genius. Because then we (those who read his books) are like "yeah, wow, that's exactly what I've been thinking". I personally think John Green is a genius in that way, and he does come across as very philosophic in the two novels I've read by him thus far. And I do very much enjoy philosophic thoughts. And the thing is, somehow I'm always surprised by the plot twists in John Green's books. He is unpredictable. I added a picture of one of my favorite quotes from the book: "And in my classes, I will talk most of the time and you will listen most of the time, because you may be smart. But I've been smart longer". This is said by the Old Man, a teacher, so old, but very smart and somewhat witty. I kind of love him, because he is the kind of teacher that I do love. Strict, but also fair. And old and wise. It's been a while since I've read The Fault In Our Stars, but I don't actually think that Looking For Alaska exceeds it. But then again, Looking For Alaska was John Green's first published novel, and The Fault In Our Stars the latest. And with writing, you learn a lot from your own mistakes. So, in conclusion, I think John Green is a great philosophical writer, that writes unpredictable plots. But it doesn't exceed The Fault In Our Stars. Nevertheless, I think everyone should read it. Just because it is witty and sad at the same time. Wow, it's been a long time since I've written a book review. And I've just made a tag for all my reviews, so if you want to read any others, you can click here. Also, I just realised I'd forgotten to mention that Alaska reminds me of Effy from Skins. And I'm not quite sure if I like that or not.