Reviews

Χελώνες στο άπειρο by John Green

alogna's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.5

megpaisley's review against another edition

funny hopeful reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

sydneywhite's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.5

This book does not read like a YA. So much of this book is Aza self reflecting and stuggling with spiraling invasive thoughts. She’s an interesting character and I’d rather this book just be about her and her life rather than the missing billionaire plot line. Most teenagers don’t psychoanalyze their existence and being with lofty metaphors and Shakespeare. I realte to some aspects of Aza’s anxiety. I did have an enjoyable reading experience!

sophie74's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

charlie548's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

alaskaslibrary's review against another edition

5.0

i feel like john green raised me atp

bhnmt61's review against another edition

5.0

I read Looking for Alaska and The Fault in Our Stars several years ago, and although I enjoyed them both, they seemed slightly....... coy. That’s the only word that I could come up with to describe their just-this-side-of- sentimental plots. About halfway through this book, I found myself thinking WOW. This is the book he was meant to write. The others were just practice. It’s not perfect— there’s a lot going on and it occasionally bogs down. But it felt more real to me than those others.

So it surprised me just now when I read another reviewer say that they love those other two books and this book seemed ‘coy’ by comparison— that exact word. And other reviewers who gave it one or two stars because it was boring and unrealistic. No book is for everyone, but this one seems especially prone to extreme reactions. Try it yourself. It helped me understand mental illness—Aza’s and my own milder version of it— in a way I hadn’t before. And I was definitely not bored, I finished it in two days.

Maybe part of the reason I enjoyed it so much is because just last week I listened to John Green’s interview with Kate Bowler on her podcast Everything Happens, where he discusses his own struggles with mental illness. Great interview. And great book.

heathercottledillon's review against another edition

5.0

I'll try to write a longer review when I have more time, but for now I'll just say that this is probably my new favorite John Green book. You can tell JG really "gets" mental illness. I got so into it, I let my daughter watch way too much TV so I could finish it.

lindasoderlundd's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Abandonment, Mental illness, and Medical content

Moderate: Vomit, Death of parent, and Grief

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Blood

pandzister's review against another edition

challenging emotional lighthearted sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5