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Turtles All the Way Down
by John Green
“Your now is not your forever.”
Stars (Out of 10): 8/10 Stars
Spoiler Free: After hearing about John Green’s new book, I had to admit I was wary. I haven’t had the best track record as of late with his books, and doubt I would rate them as highly if I were to reread them again. Therefore, I was fairly worried this book would be the same, and I’d have to come out to the public as a person who was not a fan of John Green’s YA novels.
As you can see from my rating, that was not the case. I absolutely loved this book, and was blown away by the narration style in this one. It felt like a whole new type of John Green novel.
While I won’t say the plot is the strongest I’ve ever seen, it didn’t have to be either. The inner turmoil Aza faces throughout the book is strong enough to carry the entire novel, and the mysterious disappearance of a billionaire only adds to it. And while I cannot comment on the accuracy of the portrayal of Aza’s turmoil, and I can definitely comment on its presence. It seems much more real than mental illnesses are often portrayed, and is a constant in Aza’s life, not just something that shows up when the author has run out of things to say in the scene, or needs to make their narrator more “relatable to today’s teens.” It felt harshly and utterly real, not a small hurdle Aza needed to get over in order to be “normal.”
Overall, this novel was fantastically done and my only regret is not reading it all in one sitting. I read it bit by bit over the course of a week instead, as I was reading it with my mom, and I feel this may have caused the ending to seem almost chaotic when compared to the other portions, and without the build up being right there. If I were to read it again, I’d definitely do it all at once!
Careful! Spoilers beyond this point!
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Stars (Out of 10): 8/10 Stars
Spoiler Free: After hearing about John Green’s new book, I had to admit I was wary. I haven’t had the best track record as of late with his books, and doubt I would rate them as highly if I were to reread them again. Therefore, I was fairly worried this book would be the same, and I’d have to come out to the public as a person who was not a fan of John Green’s YA novels.
As you can see from my rating, that was not the case. I absolutely loved this book, and was blown away by the narration style in this one. It felt like a whole new type of John Green novel.
While I won’t say the plot is the strongest I’ve ever seen, it didn’t have to be either. The inner turmoil Aza faces throughout the book is strong enough to carry the entire novel, and the mysterious disappearance of a billionaire only adds to it. And while I cannot comment on the accuracy of the portrayal of Aza’s turmoil, and I can definitely comment on its presence. It seems much more real than mental illnesses are often portrayed, and is a constant in Aza’s life, not just something that shows up when the author has run out of things to say in the scene, or needs to make their narrator more “relatable to today’s teens.” It felt harshly and utterly real, not a small hurdle Aza needed to get over in order to be “normal.”
Overall, this novel was fantastically done and my only regret is not reading it all in one sitting. I read it bit by bit over the course of a week instead, as I was reading it with my mom, and I feel this may have caused the ending to seem almost chaotic when compared to the other portions, and without the build up being right there. If I were to read it again, I’d definitely do it all at once!
Careful! Spoilers beyond this point!
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