Summer Assignment: Entry Four

One reason I choose Looking for Alaska is because I was familiar with the author. As many of you may know John Green also wrote The Fault in Our Stars. I did not read that book but almost all of my friends have and they all loved it. I don't recall hearing a single bad thing about that book so I assumed John Green was a phenomenal writer. In my opinion I was correct. The way he described simple objects was incredible. Not only did his descriptions paint a picture but they seemed real. The emotions he evoked from the characters were so realistic the reader couldn't help to feel along with them. Also a boy from my church was telling me about his favorite book and it was Looking for Alaska. He told me how he loved it, even though John Greens writing style has a reputation of being a little more romantic this book surpassed the expectation of a soppy love story. There were so connections I had with this book. Almost all the characters are teenagers. Teenagers that go to school, have friends, have kids that are not friends, and have real life problems so relating to this book was easy, which I kept me reading. I would recommend this book to just about anyone. John Green perfectly balances comedy, mystery, romance, sadness, action, and excitement. There wasn't a single dull page in this book. I highly recommend it!