Looking for Alaska was an incredible book. I chose this book out of the other choices because it was written by John Green. Although I have not seen nor read The Fault in Our Stars, another book by John Green, I have heard so many amazing things about it. Since people speak so highly of The Fault in Our Stars, I came to the conclusion that if one of his books is great, some of the others may be great as well. Another reason my attention was drawn to this particular novel was because I heard it was going to be turned into a movie. I decided that it would be a good idea to read to book before watching the movie.

            The main personal connection I noticed in the book was that Miles wanted a fresh start and wanted to truly discover himself. He did this by making new friends and experiencing new things-good and bad. I understand what he’s going through because I feel as if finding myself is one of my main goals of my high school experience.

            I really enjoyed the book and I would recommend it to all of my friends. I think that people around my age could benefit from reading some of Miles’ experiences and struggles and relate to them.

Looking for Alaska by John Green is truly an astounding book. Here is my favorite section from the end of the book:

“…Those awful things are survivable, because we are as indestructible as we believe ourselves to be... We need never be hopeless, because we can never be irreparably broken. We think that we are invincible because we are.  We cannot be born, and we cannot die. Like all energy, we can only change shapes and sizes and manifestations…But that part of us greater than the sum of our parts cannot begin and cannot end, and so it cannot fail.”

            The words from the quote were describing Miles’ new realization. Throughout the whole book Miles was searching for something more. He wanted to find the Great Perhaps, the way out of the labyrinth, and just the meaning of life itself. Those words were expressing that you can make it through any hardship as long as you have hope. Situations in life may change us and try to tear us down but in reality, we cannot be destroyed. He believes that people are more than just matter; and that there has to be a place for the greater parts of us.

This book is has so much depth to it that you can’t help but wonder some of the same things Miles does.