An Abundance of Katherines by John Green, In Review

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An Abundance of Katherines by John Green is focused on a boy named Colin. Colin was a child prodigy,
and now as he grows older he feels a sense of worthlessness and despair at the prospect of becoming
insignificant. He cannot come to grips with the fact that he is becoming normal. There’s something else
that is peculiar about Colin, he has dated 19 girls, every single one of them named Katherine. Not
Catherine, not Kate, exclusively Katherines. After being dumped by his most recent girlfriend,
Katherine the 19th, he feels especially hopeless. Colin has an extreme want and need for an epiphany,
something that would make him unique and make him matter. So his best friend Hassan takes him
on a road trip for the summer with no destination, to get his mind off of everything. They have
adventures and meet new friends. 
Although I am only about half way through this book, I have enjoyed every page and I
cannot wait to see what happens next. The plot is unique if anything. The author spends
quite a bit of time explaining how and why Colin began to and only likes Katherines. But
still, it is a confusing concept. Another thing the author writes a lot about specific details and
behaviors of each character. The characters are very well developed and Green has made it
easy to imagine each of them. I enjoy how their personalities are vivid and certain aspects are
unchanging, and yet they develop as people.
The characters are so well developed that sometimes, I wish more would happen to them,
instead of me learning more about them. I cannot say this in confidence, as half way through
a book, I can hardly judge if there is overall enough action in the story. 

I have really enjoyed this book so far and I am excited to continue Colin’s journey. I
definitely recommend reading this book. It is unlike any other I have read. It is well
written and has good character and plot development.

Comments

  1. Jenna PurnellSeptember 13, 2019 at 9:59 PM

    sorry it's a bit wonky, i had to hand put in 'enter' a bunch of times because it kept doing the thing where it goes off the page for forever

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  2. Kate ASeptember 15, 2019 at 9:05 AM

    This book sounds very interesting, and I might decide to check it out. The plot does seem a bit confusing, but it is different from all the novels I've ever read, so it might be worth reading. Thanks for the review!

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  3. Emily SOctober 10, 2019 at 5:41 PM

    I've always been interested in reading John Green's works- and I might start with this one. I really like this review- the wording is very well chosen and it captures your interest really well. I like your criticism of the book, it's a valid argument. I like the voice of your review too, the offset between questions and opinion and summary. I think I'll go read this... I'm starting to run out of books to read. *I need to stop staying up way too late on Saturdays finishing books*

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