As earlier mentioned, I anticipate that this will be the only book for a little while that is not a classic. Anyway, back to the review!
For me, this was one of those books that you reach the final pages of, and you close the book after reading the final words, but before you can move on with your life, you have to sit for a little while and think. This book made me think and question and I appreciate that, and put a proportion of my gratitude on John Green's beautiful writing. It almost has a poetic style with a sort of fluency and grace. At points in the story where the main character was not exactly in a graceful, beautiful mood though, it reflected in the writing, becoming harsh or jumpy. It was a great way of taking the story deeper.
I seem to have a thing with not liking the endings of books. The ending for Looking For Alaska was, in my mind, unsatisfactory. It had the promise to deliver, but fell short for me. It seemed to brush some things under the carpet with a little too much haste and then round it off with a half amazing, half disappointing finish.
The characters, even most of the secondary ones, are developed and have backgrounds, although I was hoping for more on this front occasionally.
This book has to be one of my favourites (which means I don't have too much to say), and I recommend it.
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