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!!!!

This this made me think about living in residence while going to University, with all the good and bad times. An excellent read for any road trip or relaxing afternoon.

Looking for Alaska was an amazing book. I really didn’t know what to expect when I started it – or when I picked it up. I needed a book with a place name in the title for one of my challenges and John Green’s book had good reviews, so I went from there. The book is about Miles who’s life hasn’t been anything spectacular. He doesn’t have any friends, he’s never had a girlfriend, and he’s really never experienced anything in life. His favourite thing is reading biographies to find out what a person’s last words were and in his reading he finds Francois Rabelais’s last words: “I go to seek a Great Perhaps.” For that reason, he decides to leave home to a Preparatory school called Culver Creek. His father also attended the school, knowing that it was famous for always pulling pranks throughout the year. Miles’ parents throw him a goodbye party – which only 2 people attend, not showing any interest at all (something Miles figured would happen – no surprise to him) – and then Miles is off. While at Culver Creek, his world is changed. He immediately becomes friends with Chip ‘The Colonel’ Martin, who gives Miles the nickname Pudge (an ironic name since Miles sounds to be built like a stick). From there, he meets the beautiful Alaska Young and falls in love with her. Finally having a life, having friends, even getting a girlfriend, Miles’ world seems greater than it ever has. And then something happens that changes it forever. … I would not have pegged this to be YA fiction because as I was reading it the characters just seemed so much older than high school kids, but YA or not, this book was amazing. Green has a knack for building something up and this is masterfully done via the layout of the book. We start with ‘Before’ and each part in this section is titled by how many days Before. As the reader, I knew something was up but I couldn’t pinpoint what it would be until the last few pages of Before. Next comes ‘After’, where the mood changes, but not too much. There isn’t an anticipation for anything since we’re in After, but as the reader I was intrigued the whole way through. Dealing with sadness, guilt, forgiveness, anger – all with humour sprinkled throughout – Green crafts a book that makes us, the readers, really think about what it means to be alive. Yes, there is drugs, smoking, sex, pranks, drinking, religion, etc. which may not be suitable for some teens (I’ve heard the book has been challenged due to this) but even with all the “bad stuff” there is plenty good in this book: love, friendship, trust, faith. Looking for Alaska reads very easily – though the subject matter changes throughout. The dialogue is fresh and funny – nothing seems forced – and the characters are believable and relatable. This is one book where I don’t want to give out any spoilers because it was just so well done. I ended it loving all the characters and am interested to check out more works by Green. Looking for Alaska made me think of Catcher in the Rye meets Into the Wild meets The Virgin Suicides. It was just a spectacular read!