In John Green's young adult fiction novel, Looking For Alaska, Miles Halter has an unusual obsession with people's last words. Miles transfers to a boarding school, Culver Creek High-School, where he meets a group of strange misfit friends, one of them being Alaska Young, who introduces him to new hobbies and experiences. At his new school, he seeks the "Great Perhaps" and believes that there is something more for him.
One important theme of this book is the meaning of life. Throughout the book, Miles uses people's last words to define their meaning of life while searching for his own with the help of his friends. This book is about growing up and being introduced to real world problems. At the end of the book Miles faces a huge issue which would define his meaning of life.
"Entropy increases, things fall apart," is my favorite quote from this book. Entropy is the measure of disorder; therefore, if there is an abundance of entropy, things will fall apart. This quote is very important to the overall theme of the book, which I believe is growing up and the meaning of life. There are many great quotes that John Green writes in this book.
Looking For Alaska is one of John Green's best novels. If you have read Green's other novels, you would definitely enjoy this one! I highly recommend this book because it is completely unpredictable and interesting. This is easily my favorite book.
If you read Looking For Alaska, I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
I have read a few of John Green's books and I have not been disappointed. In my opinion, he is a master in the art of romance, plot twists, and teaching important themes. "Looking for Alaska" sounds really interesting from your review, so I might pick it up in the near future.
ReplyDeleteI've always heard good things about John Green's books, but I've never got around to reading them. After seeing this though, I might just check it out very soon.
ReplyDeleteI'm reading a John Green book right now and I'm planning to read this one next. I remember trying to read it when I was younger, but I wasn't able to wrap my head around the concept of the book. I hope that I can finally finish the novel and hopefully enjoy it as much as you did.
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