Sunday, February 2, 2014

Review: Looking for Alaska

Tittle: Looking for Alaska
Author: John Green
Publisher: Harper Collins
Pages: 230 pages
Rating: 5/5 stars

Before. Miles "Pudge" Halter's whole existence has been one big nonevent, and his obsession with famous last words has only made him crave the "Great Perhaps" (François Rabelais, poet) even more. Then he heads off to the sometimes crazy, possibly unstable, and anything-but-boring world of Culver Creek Boarding School, and his life becomes the opposite of safe. Because down the hall is Alaska Young. The gorgeous, clever, funny, sexy, self-destructive, screwed-up, and utterly fascinating Alaska Young, who is an event unto herself. She pulls Pudge into her world, launches him into the Great Perhaps, and steals his heart.

After. Nothing is ever the same

Miles always been fascinate by last word and his life has been nothing but boring life. He is not in the circle of cool kids, doesnt have friends or even girlfriend. So one day he decided to move to Culver Creek Boarding School hoping he could changes his life and seek "The Great Perhaps". There he met Chip or The Colonel. Colonel introduce him to the beautiful,smart,screw-up and dead sexy Alaska Young. They smoke,drink and pranking other student and even teacher  First friends,first drink,first smoke,first prank. Alaska lead his life to the most fun life he ever had and there's no escaping from it.

Miles fall in love to the screw-up Alaska, though she have boyfriend,Jake. But as much as Miles want to hate Jake,he can't. Then Alaska find him a girlfriend. First girlfriend and first kiss. 

But the happy,funny life not last forever. One big event that happened one night changes not only Miles life but his perspective of life. First friends,second kiss,last word.

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 First I thought Looking for Alaska deal with looking for a way to Alaska. But it is not. It deal with life and growing up. I love all the character here. And I love John Green so much that I hate him too for leaving me broken-heartedly after reading this. This book is divided with 'Before' and 'After' of Miles life. Trough before we can see his life changing in the Culver Creek. And trough after we can see him struggling after the event. And I love this book cover instead of the one with smoke. I love the flower and the font. I really do hope they turn this book into movie. 


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