Comments on: Looking for Alaska

By: Paige

Paige — Sat, 12 May 2012 05:35:37 +0000

I honestly can’t say I’m sure why I’m leaving this comment, but this book meant more to me than anyone or anything I’ve experienced before. I basically read the book immediately after living it; I was stuck between an incorrigible boyfriend and a best friend that couldn’t resemble Pudge more. Both relationships collapsed with both the boyfriend and the best friend and I found myself in a suicide attempt. After that I turned to reading endless amounts of books to escape my own thoughts, which led me directly into reading this book, which was an eerie mirror of my story.

I sincerely wish I could tell Alaska to keep going at her Life’s Library. She may have just found a version of herself that she felt like saving and preserving.

And Mr. Green, I know you’ll never see this, but I just want to say thank you; thank you from the absolute bottom of my heart for showing me that for every life there is a distinct before and after; that what may be a trivial event to one can be a turning point to another. Thank you so much, this book has changed the way I will forever look at life.

By: Shh It's A Secret

Shh It's A Secret — Fri, 11 May 2012 03:14:02 +0000

I haven’t finished the book yet, but so far its been such a good book!! I saw a quote from this book on my bestfriends laptop and decided to check it out because the quote was sooo cute. The book so far is captivating and it pulls you into the pranks that they pull at school. The way that this book is written is marvelous. Thank you John Green for writting this exceptional book. (I’m at the part where their going to pull the Alaska Memorial Prank, still have to finish and find out why she did it…)

By: Alicia Edwards

Alicia Edwards — Tue, 08 May 2012 22:00:37 +0000

I’m naming my daughter Alaska because of this book. Thank you for being amazing, John Green.

By: Whitley Elayne

Whitley Elayne — Tue, 08 May 2012 14:26:09 +0000

John Green I just wanted to say thank you, for everything. I know I’m just another fan of your novels, but you truly did inspire me. I’ve read all of your books, including Let it Snow. I’ve cried in every single one of them, though I cry at pretty much everything. :)
My favorite book, if I had to pick, would probably be The Fault in Our Stars. I just adore the book so much, it was so inspirational it really did change my life. My dad had Lung Cancer, and he died when I was five years old. I really do hope I have a relationship in the future like Hazel’s and Agustus’s or Margo Roth Spiegelman and Quentin Jacobsen. Or even Alaska and Miles. I love the name Alaska, I might name my daughter Alaska(:
Like I was saying though, thank you John Green.
I hope I get to meet you, it would be an honor. Can’t wait for the next book!
-Whitley Elayne

By: Caitlin Picklo

Caitlin Picklo — Mon, 07 May 2012 21:01:18 +0000

Looking For Alaska is by far my favorite book by you and just in general, I even recommended it to my English teacher. I cried twice while reading it and I laughed too, the book was over all brilliant. Much love, thank you for the great read.

By: Martin

Martin — Mon, 07 May 2012 00:42:09 +0000

That* has got to be a personal record. Sorry for the typo. Lol, I got carried away with my feelings.

By: Martin

Martin — Mon, 07 May 2012 00:37:25 +0000

This book is too good, too relevant. It made me smile, laugh, frown and (almost) cry. Getting attached to the characters is inevitable. I finished the book in less than 24 hours, and for a non-book worm like me, that’s has got to be a personal record. It only means that it was that good. Seriously, this book really changed me. Thank you, John Green.

By: julia

julia — Wed, 02 May 2012 02:18:31 +0000

This book was beautifully written and amazingly inspiring, along with its achingly true twist on philosophy. Pudge’s monologue in the letter he leaves at the end sums up anything and everything I’ve ever wondered about forgiveness and/or death. I can completely relate to Alaska and I think that is what makes reading about her character so intoxicating and compelling. I love this book. I could read it a million times and never grow tired of it.

By: Katie

Katie — Tue, 01 May 2012 12:24:37 +0000

Incredibly beautiful. One of my favorite books. <3

By: Timothy Schelz

Timothy Schelz — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 23:00:45 +0000

SPOILERS

I am reading Looking For Alaska. I just got to the part after the prank where they are in the barn playing Best Day/Worst Day. I started balling when Alaska tells the story of her mother dying of an aneurysm. When I was 12 three hours after dropping my brothers and I at my father’s house my mom suffered from severe migraine and called her boyfriend( now they are married down in Texas). soon after getting to the hospital she also suffered from a brain aneurysm. Luckily they got to her in time and saved her but when me and my brothers got to visit her in the hospital I was so scared. I am so very thankful that she survived. I don’t know what else to say.

My mom being the amazing person she is now celebrates that day as the first day of the rest of her life. Every year on march 3rd we get together to eat and have a good time. so yeah…