'Looking For Alaska' Book Review

Actually, I read this book a little while ago, but I've been on hyper-overload lately, so I haven't gotten a review up until now. If you eagerly anticipate my next reviews, then, sorry, and if you don't...well, then. Put up with another. This was my first John Green book, by the way. So glad I started with this one.

I wanna start with Alaska. I loved her. Completely adored her, and I really related to her. She was fun and light, but also self-destructive, and dark, so I just completely contradicted myself. But I really related to her. 

*SPOILERS AHOY!*

I knew she had to die. It was just a matter of how and where. I got my how and where soon enough. I was not expecting to be so upset because I was expecting it, but when the crash finally came, and Pudge was throwing up and everyone was crying...well, I'm a wreck anyway. I was crying, too. 

You're cool, now.

Pudge was...amusing. I loved the last words obsession. I've got a few weird quirks like that, too. Obituaries and roses. And graveyards. Not that you were wondering. He was a very realistic character, and John wrote him really well. All these characters were well written, who am I kidding?

I'll just finish with the Colonel. He was weird, honestly. But I liked him. He was a good sort of weird, you know? I really liked his close relationship with Alaska. I thought they were really sweet, in a platonic way. 

I loved the Strawberry Hill scene, where they dug up Alaska's wine. I really loved so much of the dialogue between her and Miles, I wish they had called him Miles more often, I hate the nickname Pudge. So..ungraceful. 

I hated how Miles and the Colonel fought after 

Spoilers!

Alaska died. 

*NEXT!*

I just really wanted them to bind, not split apart. But they did reconcile after a while. But those moments were torture.

And I personally was expecting a lot more romance between Alaska and Pudge. He was so sad, and I understand him losing her as a friend, I just felt like...they needed more. I wanted them to date, to kiss and cuddle and be together. I really did ship them hard, and I felt really let down. 

I really loved the boarding school. I thought it was well done, because John Green doesn't do badly done. I could picture it well, along with the lake scene, that I hated. Literally, jeez. Our main character could have died. Dropping like flies, these main characters are. 

Anyway, this book is great. Realistic readers, dark readers, YA readers, John Green fans, guys, go pick up this book. It is very similar to Gregory Galloway's As Simple As Snow, which is why I think I was drawn to it. So, Gregory Galloway fans as well. 

You all were probably expecting a lot more. I just am too beat to give that 'more' now. I already put up that speaking roses lecture anyway. But, I loved this book. Truly.