Personal Opinion

Well at first I didn´t like it because I was not so interested in it but as the time pass and I start to read mose It was really interesting, the book caught me and I think that happen because it is really different of all the books that I read before, all the things that happen in the book are unexpected, At first i didn´t understand why the book was named "Looking for Alaska" but when I finished the book and I understand why the only think that I thought was "wooow this is a great book with a perfect name". I enjoyed reading this book and I think that is a book that have a lot to give so I really recommend it.

Quotes

“That didn’t happen, of course. Things never happened the way I imagined them.” 

“How will we ever get out, straight and fast, of this labyrinth of suffering?”

“More than anything, I felt the unfairness of it, the inarguable injustice of loving someone who might have loved you back but can't due to deadness, and then I leaned forward, my forehead against the back of Takumi's headrest, and I cried, whimpering, and I didn't even feel sadness so much as pain.” 

“I know so many last words. But I will never know hers.”

Summary

Miles “Pudge” Halter is the new student at the prestigious Culver Creek Preparatory School in Birmingham, Alabama. Unpopular at his old school, Pudge is nervous about making new friends but he is immediately taken in by his roommate, Chip “the Colonel” Martin and introduced to the rag-tag group of friends including Takumi Hikohito, Lara Buterskaya, and the beautiful, mysterious Alaska Young.

John Green

-born August 24, 1977

-He won the 2006 Printz Award for his debut novel, Looking for Alaska

-Reading books changed John’s entire outlook on the world, and now he’s writing books that change the outlook of his readers’ lives as well.

-His biggest challenge in life is balancing work, obligations and family life.

-He dicide the name of Alaska (in looking for Alaska) because: “Initially I liked it because of the Velvet Underground song “Stephanie Says,” which features a character called Alaska who is “between worlds.” But then I looked up what the word actually means, “that which the sea breaks against,” which struck me as very beautiful and relevant to Alaska’s experience.”

- He really enjoy build communities that can tackle projects

- “I tried to write a straight comic novel with Katherines, and I don’t know if I’ll ever get any closer than that. I don’t really like humor that’s kidding; to me, the funniest books are also the most serious”

- The initial concept of The Fault in our stars was like The club of fight

-He has a blog with his brother

-He celebrates the “Esther Day” the 3 of August