It’s not that I suddenly dislike him or his writing, I just wasn’t as excited as I could have been for the release of Turtles All The Way Down.

Maybe if it had been released soon after The Fault In Our Stars, but since reading that book a few years ago, I felt as though I may have outgrown John Green.

I wasn’t exactly super excited for this new John Green release. Genre/Themes/Demo: YA, Contemporary, Mental HealthĪuthor Website | Book Depository | Amazon | Chapters/Indigo

Get the latest about Library book releases and staff picks sent to your email: /enews.Publisher: Dutton Books for Young Readers Or, get personalized recommendations based on your reading tastes here: /forms/personalized-reading-recommendations. Looking for titles based on category? Check out what our librarians are reading and loving here: /staff-picks. Greenwich Library staff are some of the most prolific readers in our community and are always looking to share their recommendations, no matter the genre. Turtles All The Way Down is definitely recommended to readers that enjoy riveting stories about strong characters. And like real life, the book ends on a note of uncertainty. The characters, their situations, surroundings, and dialogue all ring true. However, as the book ends, Aza may not be completely out of the woods. Green gets into what makes Aza the way she is, and how she eventually seems to reconcile her condition with the demands of the outside world. Green is more concerned with Aza’s plight than the missing father subplot (although it does have a bearing on Aza’s own life), and that emphasis on her is what makes the book more compelling. And then, when the pressure increases, Aza resorts to some very extreme behavior. Daisy’s looking to score a posted reward for the missing father, but Aza finds herself even more conflicted by her growing attraction for Davis. Things get even more complicated when Aza’s best friend Daisy gets the two of them involved in the search for a missing financial CEO, whose son, Davis, Aza knew back in summer camp years ago. But Aza, in addition to coping with the usual everyday pressures of life, has to also deal with Obsessive Compulsion Disorder, which puts an invisible wall up between her and her friends. John Green’s first novel in almost six years, Turtles All The Way Down is a compelling and powerful portrayal of a seemingly average sixteen-year-old high school student, Aza “Holmsey” Holmes.

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