Book #2: Looking For Alaska - John Green

yes, another John Green. and it's only been added to the list since i received the copy from the ever-lovely Jasmine. she said it was her favourite of his.

the protagonist, Miles Halter or "Pudge" is the geeky loner who leaves for boarding school in seek of the "Great Perhaps". he rooms with "the Colonel" and before long is - for lack of a better phrase - totally in love with Alaska Young. Looking for Alaska was John Greens debut into the world of authors. published in 2005 there are currently rumors of it being made into a film.

enough with the facts.

i loved Paper Towns, as you can tell. and when i was told Looking For Alaska was the best of John Greens writing so far, i expected it to reach the same level as his most current book. but it smashed my expectations. Looking For Alaska blew Paper Towns out of the water. it hit an astronomical level which i didn't think mere words could reach. i was so touched by this book. the fairly simple plot sucks you in without even realising. you fall into this gorgeous day-dream of friendship and pranks. but there's some seriously hard-hitting emotional moments. i actually had to leave my house at one point. this book can really shake you up.

it really can.

it's not a particularly long book, (260 pages approx.) but it is a spectacularly delicate gem of modern literature. i can't remember the last time a book had this kind of an impact on me. i finished it yesterday and still can't quite believe some parts. i didn't read this. i felt it. girls will cry and boys will fall in love. you won't know what hit you.

just as a closing, i'd like to include a quote.

'if people were rain, i was drizzle and she was a hurricane'