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Turtles All the Way Down
by John Green
I will forever be in a confusing relationship with John Green's books. I feel like people most often fall into two camps. There are people who like The Fault in Our Stars and Looking For Alaska, and then those who like Katherines and Paper Towns better. In my mind, these books are are opposite ends of a "John Green" spectrum with Will Grayson, Will Grayson and Let it Snow in the middle.
I prefer TFIOS and Looking for Alaska to the other two. For some reason, the other two didn't give me the "OH MY GOODNESS" feeling. So, going into this book I was trying to predict where on my "John Green spectrum" it was going to be. From the synopsis, I predicted that it was going to be on the Katherines and Paper Towns side of the spectrum. It's not that I thought that I wasn't going to like it. The synopsis just didn't excite me that much.
After having read it, I would put this book in the middle of my spectrum with Will Grayson, Will Grayson and Let It Snow. I was surprised by it. I really enjoyed Aza's character because I could relate to her even though we very different. I think that's what I like most about John Green's books. In all of them, even the ones that are not my favorite, I am able to relate with people who are so incredibly different than I am. His books allow me to appreciate people for their differences while relating to them at the same time. It's a really wonderful experience and I am grateful <3
ALSO this book had a beautiful representation of mental illness and therapy. I myself have gone to therapy for the past three years of my life, I do not have OCD, but I could empathize with Aza's experiences because I have been through some of them myself. I believe that we often read to understand those around us, and this book really gave me a perspective on something that I am not very knowledgeable about. John Green did a wonderful thing in creating a story where the reader gets to see inside the head of someone who is really struggling with her mental illness. It's not comfortable. It's not pretty. But, it's real and for that reason, this book will stick with me.
I prefer TFIOS and Looking for Alaska to the other two. For some reason, the other two didn't give me the "OH MY GOODNESS" feeling. So, going into this book I was trying to predict where on my "John Green spectrum" it was going to be. From the synopsis, I predicted that it was going to be on the Katherines and Paper Towns side of the spectrum. It's not that I thought that I wasn't going to like it. The synopsis just didn't excite me that much.
After having read it, I would put this book in the middle of my spectrum with Will Grayson, Will Grayson and Let It Snow. I was surprised by it. I really enjoyed Aza's character because I could relate to her even though we very different. I think that's what I like most about John Green's books. In all of them, even the ones that are not my favorite, I am able to relate with people who are so incredibly different than I am. His books allow me to appreciate people for their differences while relating to them at the same time. It's a really wonderful experience and I am grateful <3
ALSO this book had a beautiful representation of mental illness and therapy. I myself have gone to therapy for the past three years of my life, I do not have OCD, but I could empathize with Aza's experiences because I have been through some of them myself. I believe that we often read to understand those around us, and this book really gave me a perspective on something that I am not very knowledgeable about. John Green did a wonderful thing in creating a story where the reader gets to see inside the head of someone who is really struggling with her mental illness. It's not comfortable. It's not pretty. But, it's real and for that reason, this book will stick with me.