This book had been laying around the house, gathering dust when I happened to pick it up. I don't know. I just started reading. Soon I was meeting Pudge, and the Colonel, and sad, sweet Alaska, and I learned to love them for all their loves and faults. It's as if I actually knew the characters. John Green weaves a tale of what it's really like to be a teen, and he is so honest about it. I reccomend this book to anyone and everyone. READ IT!

People kept recommending this book, and I really was not interested. It seemed very high schoolish for me. Since I graduated too many years I want to admit to strangers, I didn't want those high school stories about surviving in one piece, high school is long over for me. But people kept recommending so I thought I'd take a quick read through. I mean it does have a reward. The first chapter is distant, I couldn't connect to the book, I almost put it down but I thought, give it one more chapter. Once the main character moved into his new school and began making these interesting friends, I was hooked. I throughly enjoyed the honesty of the author. He didn't write a hollywood story where you think to yourself, wouldn't it be cool if life were like that. I found this novel refreshing. I was interested to know what the before/after titles were about and the author throws in a little bit of everything in this book. Alcohol, drugs, sex, friends, romance and even mystery. I am not sure I'd recommend this to young audiences as it portrays cigarettes and alcohol in a certain acceptable light, parents should read before giving this to their young adults. Anyone in high school would be more than ready to read about the issues brought up in the book. Great read, give it a chance!

So I read the book in three days, but that's all in a night's work for an insomniac. It's not the great book everyone says it is, but it's a pretty good book. I liked Alaska, going by my track record she seems like the kind of girl I would go out with, thankfully without the ending. All in all not a bad book, if you got some time on your hands you should read this book.

"Looking For Alaska" is about a boy named Miles who enters his first year at Culver Creek Boarding School. It's there that his once boring life at home becomes quite exciting due to the people he meets and experiences he has. Miles goes through it all: meeting new people, studying really hard, pranking other students, smoking and drinking for the first time, talking about sex etc. It's also a place where he falls in love with the beautiful Alaska Young. She teaches him about love, art, poetry, books and generall what's "cool". Then something happens that Alaska hasn't prepared him for, and Miles has to navigate through it the best way he can. This is a story about a young boy coming into his own and venturing out of the safe "nest" of home, however it's also about a group of friends who, through a difficult time, develop compassion and respect for each other. This is possibly the most honest narrative of a 15 year old boy I have ever read, and I would compare the style similar to "Perks of Being a Wallflower." I'm an employee at Indigo BAY and BlOOR in Toronto, and this book is my staff pick. I encourage YOU to pick it up. This book will have you totally engaged with the characters and story, and then, at times, it will leave you completely breathless.

I had so much pleasure reading this book! This is a total must read! Beatifuly written, the hole story is amazing. I've never felt much while reading books, but this book... WOW! You are missing out on a lot if you've haven't read it.

I just finished reading this book ‘Looking for Alaska’ and basically it could have been labelled “Looking for Answers”, the characters in the book have so many questions, yet so few answers and I don’t know about you, but I’ve felt like that for a while. Though the book didn’t give any answers, it felt right. Think of this book like a security blanket. If you’re lost, or upset, confused as a child you hold your security blanket, or your teddy, or your favourite stuffed animal and you just feel better. This book is like that. I truly enjoyed this book and I can honestly say my review doesn’t give it justice. My review is also very vague, but I wanted it to read like poetry, like the book does, so I wrote it that way. This book has everything- you can only know what I mean by reading it, but it will bring about such raw emotions you forgot words could bring- laughter, tears, anger, hope, confusion….and most of all acceptance. I know acceptance isn’t an emotion, but if I had to choose one word/emotion/thing/place that this book brought me to it would be acceptance. Acceptance is based on my life as it currently is, maybe this book will bring you something else. Read it and find out, I guarantee you won’t be disappointed.

Looking For Alaska is an amazing book that made me smile, laugh, cry, and appreciate my life and everything in it. There are many questions asked that make you wonder about life and the choices we make. The best part of the book was the writing. Ive heard a lot of great things about this book, which is why I bought it, and now I am definitly looking for more books by this author. John Green wrote Looking For Alaska beautifly, expressing each character and their feelings in an unspeakable way. The Before part really introduced me to Pudges character, but the After part answerd questions I came across about such things as the way Pudge and his friends think and act. The Before and After aspect of this book constantly kept me wondering what happened in which the Before and After parts were surrounding. Even though I had a guess-which turned out to be right-before reading this book, it still kept me wondering the event which takes place. Looking For Alaska is a great book which I, and most teenagers, can relate to, except for some parts I hope no one will ever experence. I love this book for that reason: It is relatable and real. The details and descriptions of the scenes, characters and events are incredible. There are questions that you ponder across when reading this book. Things that are not just stated word-for-word. If you read between the lines, you will find many different viwes and questions about life itself, and making decisions. I think this is the biggest thing which kept my head in this book, which kept me turning the pages. I absolutly love this book. It's not just about love, its about something bigger. Its about how you would deal with these situations, and about how we can get out of this labyrinth, also known as life.

Beautifully written, timeless and touching. A completely life changing novel. Brought me to tears and to laughter. I would recommend this book for teens age 13+. Absolutely loved this novel. Again John Green has left me speechless and wanting more!

I love how it’s written. It’s interesting, mysterious, suspenseful but it’s not like a horror type of book. It’s beautifully written and anyone who has dealt with a death or suicide will find comfort in this book I think. It really hit home to me because Alaska reminds me soo much of myself its ridiculous. But yes, read it, it made me smile and cry and laugh and really feel, it’s worth the read.

Was this book good? YES! FOR SURE! Its not your typical romance story but it takes you through comical adventures teen romance and belly aching chapters. John Green writes a teen book with many twist and turn. THIS IS FOR SURE A PAGE TURNER!!!!