Looking For Alaska by John Green

Rating: 3 Stars

Length: 3 Days to Read

I think I expected more from this book since my sister said it was so good. She liked it better than The Faults in our Stars so I decided to give it a shot.

Miles "Pudge" Halter decides to enroll himself into Culver Creek Boarding School since his regular school just wasn't cutting it and he wanted a change of scene. The only thing he is good at is memorizing famous people's last words before they die, which I think it pretty weird. He makes friends at his new school - The Colonel and Alaska Young - and his whole life changes. He realizes how it is like to share stories and experiences with people who will not judge you. He, of course, falls in love with Alaska and everyone knows this but she has a boyfriend who she likes too much.

Each chapter begins with a countdown. When the countdown reached it's Day... I was totally surprised. You don't know what the countdown is for and I bet you will not guess it. I sort of figured out the ending, well part of it. It was an okay ending. It was sort of open ended. It definitely was not better than The Fault in our Stars. That is for sure! Would I recommend? Um, probably not. I will admit that some parts actually made me laugh out loud though.