Miles, a social outcast at school becomes board of his eventless life, and he is tired of being a nobody. But that all changed when he moved to a boarding school called Culver Creek in search of “the great perhaps”.
Soon Miles befriends a group of teens including the colonel, his muscular but short roommate; Takumi, a Japanese student with a strong interest in rap; and Alaska, the impulsive, gorgeous, and intelligent, female leader of the group.
Miles gets dragged into a world of pranks, adventure, dating, and rule breaking -the great perhaps he was searching for. This novel starts 136 days before a life changing event and ends 136 days after it.
Looking for Alaska is intended for an older audience, as it contains a lot of scenes and words that are inappropriate for children. It also contains a lot of symbolism and messages about life. This book is not quite as funny as Paper Towns, but it is in some ways deeper and more meaningful, due to the fact that it deals with more serious subjects.
This novel is a great read, and I would recommend this to anyone above the age of 14.
“How will I ever get out of this labyrinth?” – Simón Bolívar’s last words and one of the central themes of this novel.
Tune in next week for An Abundance of Katherines.
I haven't read this, but the author vlogged a couple of years ago about this book almost getting banned from a high school in the states.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHMPtYvZ8tM
Thoughts on censorship?
well, i dissagree with the cencorship. i can not go into detail about the exact scene in the book due to the child and youth friendly nature of our site. i don't want to be stepping over my boundaries, but basically something happens between the protagonist and his girl friend…
but the book was to be read in a high school and audience is definatly mature enough to be exposed to such content. it's just that some of the officials didn't want to edmit such things happen in real life.
thanks for commenting:-)
Interesting.
On an unrelated note, I happened across this video today and then realized that it was John's brother. Awesome.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2Gt9m64LBg