#the Anthropocene reviewed and turtles all the way down are my favorites

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I recently reread most of them and read the rest I hadn’t read yet and I can confirm, those books are awesome, John

“His books still suck, though.”

Bitch, no they don’t. My books are super good.

[gaypudding]

I just watched Turtles All The Way Down and I have some thoughts (I’m sick rn so if John somehow stumbles across this I’m so sorry for my dehydrated ramblings):

This is a great adaptation of the book. I love John Green’s works and I loved how Turtles took bits from the Anthropocene Reviewed and put little bits in here as well (and I loved the cameo). Yeah I did cry near the end.

As an aspiring filmmaker, part of me thinks that John’s work isn’t translatable to screen because his writing is so verbose and intrinsic. I love reading John’s works because they put my thoughts on paper, but having to watch that play out while also having a narrator and on-screen representations of abstract thoughts feels very on-the-nose for film. However, this isn’t necessarily a fault to the movie, it’s just how John writes (I realize now that calling him John is very informal, but he’s my internet uncle so I’m sorry Mr. Green but that feels weird to call you). ALSO I’m a big believer in making whatever the fuck you want however you want as long as it’s staying true to yourself, your art, and your audience, and I liked the movie so ahhhhhh I’m running out of coherent thoughts.

I haven’t watched Looking for Alaska or Paper Towns because of things I’ve heard about them (ik, a bad reason not to watch something) and because they aren’t my fav of his books. But I loved Turtles and I’m glad that the director put so much care into trying to tell the story the right way. I could also tell that John was a huge part of the filmmaking process.

If anyone has read this far into my exhausted ramblings, then I’ll just say: I liked it 4/5.

P.S I also didn’t like the amount of product placement, I get that you gotta pay for the movie somehow, but product placement in movies ALWAYS rub me the wrong way (especially when they have very strong messages RE: Barbie). I also know that Applebees and the PopTart box is part of the book but shhhhjjjhhhhhh

P.P.S I’ve been a fan of John Green since The Fault in Our Stars was popular. It was my favorite book in 6th grade and I went to see the movie premiere with my mom when it came out. I’ve also been on Tumblr since then. I read Paper Towns and An Abundance of Katherine’s back to back in the same day. John’s work both as an author and as a general human has been a huge part of my life and a huge part of my journey as a creative person. I’m going to graduate college in a semester and I just want to say thank you for helping me and inspiring me through literally half of my life.

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Looking for Alaska

Where to start?

Looking for a Alaska is a coming of age romance book written by Jhon Green, author of books such as:

-          The foult in our stars

-          Paper towns

-          An Abundance of Katherine’s

-          Will Grayson will Grayson

-          Turtles all the way down

We decided  to read or re-read this books because we are both really big fans of it, as well as having previously read other books by Jhon Green.

 

Valeria:

I have read all of Jhon Green books except for his last release “The Anthropocene Reviewed”. Every time I have really enjoyed them since I find it easy to relate to his characters. My forever favorite will always be “Paper Towns”, however “Turtles all the way down” and “Looking for Alaska” are a close second.

Sofia:

Let’s talk business…

The book is narrated by Miles, who starts of this story by telling us how he had really REALLY low expectations for his Good-bye party, we learn that he is in fact not popular at his current school (unlike what his parents thought)

His parents get to see what Miles goes through socially when only two people show to the Goodbye party. And even though his parents think this is the reason he is going away for college, the real reason is because Miles just want to find new things in life.

Miles talks a lot about famous people and their last words and quote them. When he gets to school he meets his roomate, Chip.

Chip is the typical roomate who becomes best friends with Miles, in the books he is really funny, and rather then being called by his name, he and other call him The Colonel, which ends up giving Miles a nickname too, Pudge.

Right after, Miles meets Alaska, shes just special. And Miles and Alaska get to talk during the first day b y the lake about famous people and authors and quotes.

Thats what we've read so far, we´ve got to know the characters and how they interact with each other. I can't wait to see how their dynamic develop through the book because we've seen a lot of differences from when we read it in spanish than now reading it in English.

This is Alaska in the show Looking for Alaska :).

[evermorepeyton]

super super good

i’ve reread 4 of them this year while i’ve been struggling with *a lot*

1) the anthropocene reviewed: super good company when i was in a road trip coming back to my home town cause i was depressed and on pills that i shouldn’t have been in… so i couldn’t be trusted alone by myself in the big city! i was dragged back home and i was reading this book throughout the 2 days it took me to get home and made me think about something other than myself. and made me cry a bunch of times. and it is seriously very very good. it also shows it’s his latest, because he only gets better and this might be his best but it’s also very hard for me to compare non fiction to fiction.

2) turtles all the way down: the fact that this is his most recent novel ALSO SHOWS. i do believe it’s his best novel (with tfios). i’ve been living in my head for MONTHS now, and this novel feels like the representation of living in your head. and also, can i be honest? i’ve been feeling like a burden lately and like it’s hard for me to maintain or even deserve friendships, this book touches on that, which means it touches on me. daisy and aza, and their struggles, but also their strengths, mean so much to me.

3) looking for alaska: okay, so i’ve read this book AT LEAST 4 TIMES, but i can’t actually remember how many times i’ve read it. and it’s crazy how every reread has been so different. of course i was 14 when i first read it, and i was so caught up in the pranks and in the friendships, and how some relationships and moments feel bigger than us. i guess i should say i was like miles, caught in the, so called, GREAT PERHAPS. but now it’s different, i’ve been thinking about this book for weeks. because i read it in the way john green intended it: boy romanticizes girl and thinks it’s the most harmful to himself, but it’s the most harmful to her, actually. i read it in that way and i realized how harmful it was for miles to see past alaska into some fantasy of what she was and not the real her. cause the real her was in pain, and could have used someone who actually saw her, instead of someone who only thought he saw her. and it’s all i’ve been thinking about. and i’ve thought about it so much that i get that now, but i also realize it’s not really in text (?) which is maybe why the whole “john green adds to the “manic pixie dream girl” trope and i hate him for it!!!” nightmare accusation may have happened? but also it’s the reason paper towns exists (my next reread), and that existance makes that accusation kind of crazy, actually.

anyway i will continue to think about looking for alaska.

4) will grayson, will grayson: this was one of my favorite books in high school. mostly because i resonated with david’s depressive ass will grayson. but i’ve learned a lot from john’s too. there’s a lot about friendship, and about love being a huge part of friendship, and how that’s actually huge.

i really love wg, wg and i wish i could see it as a movie or a show, mostly because i selfishly really want to watch hold me closer/ tiny dancer.

i will read paper town next and i am really excited because yes i am still very obsessed with the manic pixie dream girl trope and the wildness of being accused of perpetuating something you are actively trying to disarm/ make fun of/ criticize and go against. and how that was one of the excuses when he was bullied off of this site.

anyway i love these books they mean very much to me when i feel like i’m not going to make it. i don’t know if they’re going to save my life, but they sure as hell great company as i feel like ending it sometimes :) they are super super good. hell yeah, john green.

“His books still suck, though.”

Bitch, no they don’t. My books are super good.