Looking For Alaska is a story of a boy named Miles, or later known as Pudge, and how he meets a girl named Alaska upon stepping into a boarding school. Alaska is not described as a typical diva type of teenager but she's one of those girl next door who likes to hang out and would pull off pranks often. Miles falls in love with her despite her being in a relationship. He also meets his roommate which everybody calls the Colonel because of his instinct to lead others. He doesn't force others to follow his command but his friends do since he is the one who takes charge and even comes up with the funniest jokes. Miles is known for his unique fascination of remembering last words which is discussed thoroughly in the story. During his stay, he experiences what it is like to be in a circle of friends which he didn't have before that, and he learns how to have fun and most of all, his world is changed when he met Alaska. I don't want to spoil what happens but the book touches into deeper issues of existence and life and death later on in the story that gives the reader some thoughts to ponder on.
It's a decent book but I won't call it my favorite. It's probably one of the reasons why it took me some time to finish it. It felt a bit dragging but it picks up when the climax happens later on. But I can somehow relate to Miles and some of his behavior and outlook in life. It also possess a good combination of humor and drama in the story and some romance which is almost a must in these type of books.
I'm about to start reading another book by John Green and I hope it can be better than this one!
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