*Warning this post may contain spoilers!*
I first heard about this book through the wonderful universe that is Tumblr. I follow a lot of literary blogs and there were extracts from this book that made me really want to read it. So in the last couple of weeks I bought it and read it in a day or two. I can read really really fast. I have spent about 15 hours over the last 3 days reading The Hunger Games trilogy, which I will also review soon.
The Briefest of Brief Summaries
Anyways. I had a lot of high hopes for this book, it seemed to contain all that I could hope for. Teen angst, unrequited love and a sense of hopelessness.
The book is written from the view of Miles Hatler, an unpopular teenager who decides that he wants to go to boarding school, the same as his father, to seek something more then his current life. Once there he actually makes friends and meets a girl where the rest of his story follows.
The Good
1. I think the book is very consistently written. As in, the standard is kept throughout and there are no parts where I was like, well he was obviously tired when he wrote this. I think it's hard to explain but it usually occurs in books as part of a series where the author decides there will only be so many books but the ending shouldn't necessarily be there.
2. Aside from some things, the book was very believable and didn't stray too much from reality.
3. Honestly, I can't think of a third.
The Bad
1. The major twist in the middle of the book is too sudden, in my opinion, it happens without much of an explanation and the events that occur afterwards just don't seem to go. It's all too dramatic without there being any actual drama.
2. The parts that weren't believable were the level of pranks that happened in the school. And also Alaska's character was too much. Too loud. Too everything. I didn't like the character at all. The dialogue she said was also unbelievable. I think at one point she says 'I'd kiss you if I didn't love my boyfriend so much' or something along those lines. Like seriously?
3. Nothing happened. There was no profound storyline. I was not swept away with sadness like I had hoped for.
Overall
I was totally let down by this book, I was expecting it to be really good and that I would get emotionally attached to the characters that I would breakdown when the book finished. I've also heard good things about Green's other book, The Fault in our Stars, which I put off buying just because this wasn't what I expected. But I have since ordered it and will be reading it soon. I wouldn't really recommend this book to anyone because I didn't enjoy it but I'm stubborn and can't not finish a book.
2/5
Sorry John Green! I hope I like your other book(s) better.
LB
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