This book was lent to me by a friend and I absolutely love it. Book of the Month:
Looking for Alaska~ JOHN GREEN
First friend, first girl, last words.
I don't think there is any other way to describe this book more perfectly than the words 'first friend, first girl, last words' that are found on the front of the book.
I would like to include an extract from the book that I found truly moving....
When adults say, "Teenagers think they are invincible," with that stupid smile on their faces, they don't know how right they are. 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. They forget that when they get old. They get scared of losing and failing. But that part of us greater than the sum of our parts cannot begin and cannot end, so it cannot fail.
So I know she forgives me, just as I forgive her. Thomas Edison's last words were, "It's very beautiful over there."
A powerful, thought-provoking read from the passionate author John Green. 100% recommended.
Ellie xx
