Looking for Alaska is my favourite John Green novel too! I also loved 🐢. Totally not what I was expecting the story to be like, but like you said I feel like I have so much more empathy and understanding having read it!
Im reading this currently and as someone who does suffer from OCD I was absolutely in LOVE with the OCD rep. I do feel understood. It feels real with out feeling forced, it feels honest with out feeling overwhelming. I cant wait to finish it!
Btw, you can find a lot of gems if you look for diverse YA books. They're often very underrated, and more "hidden", but there are some really great diverse YA books out there. For example Of Fire and Stars, Tiny Pretty Things, Labyrinth Lost, If I Was Your Girl, Shadowshaper, and I could go on and on. And a couple of popular diverse books that are pure gems: Six of Crows, The Hate U Give, and all of Adam Silvera's books.
*I had such a horrible day at work, thank you so much for always making me smile, ariel! Please upload as many videos as you can, you're amazing and make me very happy ! i hope i can work hard one day through my videos and meet you, keep making people smile :) !*
I also loved it! I was interested to see how I would react to a John Green book now at the age of 22, but it still felt as sweet and inspiring as it did when I read his stuff as a teenager. And what a joy that is.
Thank you! No one has done an in depth review (obviously it just came out), but I've been waiting with baited breath since I finished it. I fear a lot of people will compare it to TFIOS and miss the mark on how great of a book this is. I don't think this is my favorite by him, but I do think it is the best one he's written.
I think what you're identifying (with tropes) is true for any type of genre. If you read a lot of sci fi, or fantasy, or romance, or horror, etc. you will find things that are the same in each book. Then you finally find something that inverts expectations or does something different with a similar premise and you are so excited! At least, that happens with me. I also agree with this book. Wasn't sure how this would affect me, and then it REALLY affected me. I suffer from anxiety and bad thoughts and it was represented in such an important way. Loved your video!
LOVED watching this! Squealed when I saw your name on the acknowledgements- I *love* watching your videos and it is so fun and exciting that you got to peek at this book and make recommendations before it released. I *love* the own voice of someone suffering from OCD writing this book, my favorite parts were those where Aza was "talking" with her OCD. SO SO GOOD.
as someone who suffers from OCD I have to comment on just how grateful I am for the existence of this book. it feels so good to be able to read a book and actually recognize your daily struggles accurately portrayed, and reminds me that the chaos inside my brain is not who I am, but my illness, and that I am not alone. at the same time, it is also a GREAT awareness mechanism! John Green has a huge following, and perhaps Turtles' success will help decrease the stereotypes and "I'm so OCD" jokes around
I legitimately screamed when I saw you in the acknowledgements! Also I agree so strongly with how you feel about the hopeful ending, especially what you say in your Goodreads review about how once you leave high school and go to uni your life changes completely. I really felt that.
I screamed a little when I saw your name on the last page, haha! Such a cool surprise :) I'm glad you love the book as much as I do, and while I was reading it and Aza was on her phone, I actually thought about your video on this :)
I loved this book! Like really, really loved it! It was so sad and so hard to read though, like you said. Last night it was super late, but I couldn't put it down because I was balling and I didn't want to go to sleep upset. It is just written soooooo well that you feel everything Aza feels and it was so hard to read, but that's what makes this book so important. I agreed with everything you said, you put into words so many things I couldn't articulate about why I loved it.
I started and finished the book today and I also loved it so much. I didn’t know it was Own Voices and now I love it so much more. I was very nervous to pick this book up- because I loved his other books when I read them but I was much younger. And now I can see many issues with those books that I didn’t then. I was afraid this would be more of the same. And it wasn’t. It was so good. Congrats on the mention! I’m so happy you could be a part of making this book as good as it is.
I was so pleasantly surprised when I saw your name in the acknowledgedments! Congratulations! And I totally agree with you on these points, this is an excellent review 💕
First of all - it is ABSOLUTELY cool that you are in the acknowledgements! I can't even imagine how cool would that be! Second - I love how Aza does not become unlikable because of the fact that she is sick and also, because she is not cured at the end of it! All the characters are so real that its one of the reason why this book is such a gem!
I honestly wasn't going to read this because I'm not the biggest John Green fan. I LOVED Paper Towns and read The Fault in Our Stars but imo it didn't live up the hype. It was good but not AMAZING. However, my dad has OCD and while it's getting better over the years with treatment, he definitely still struggles with it daily and never being able to completely understand him, I'm hoping this will help. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS REVIEW! P.S Congrats on the acknowledgement, totally deserved! :)
You nailed how i was feeling while reading and finishing the book. I just finished it twenty minutes ago and i have no clue how to describe it. What it was about how it was portrayed, the characters, how there was pain and struggle and that’s life. It was phenomenal.
Girl I saw your name in the acknowledgements and freaked out! That is so so cool! I also loooved this book it was the first book I read straight through in one day in a long time. Just an amazing book :)
I absolutely adored this book. I feel like the writing was totally different from John Green's other novels, and not what I expected, but still amazing. I've struggled with OCD for years, and at times, I felt like I was reading about my own life. Aza's issues and thought processes felt so similar to my own it made me feel so understood. I’ve found it difficult to find an accurate representation of OCD in literature, but probably due to his own struggles, I think John Green nailed it on the head. I haven’t felt this excited about YA in months! As you said, it’s truly a gem.
As a person who doesn't suffer from OCD, but do have other mental health problems (Aspergers and anxiety), I was really blowned away about how real and authentic it was written. I've read YA books specifically about asperger's and specifically about anxiety, and though somethings were relatable (at best) they never struck me as real, and often quite stereotypical. I've never had any of the specific problems that Aza, or John Green, suffers from. A lot of the paragraphs were hard to wrap me head around, thoughts and experiences that had never occured to me was how OCD was like. But, and most importantly, at the same time I strongly related to a lot of the feelings and thoughts Aza had. It really blew me away how a person suffering from so vastly different things than me still experinced literal feeling and literal thoughts that I myself struggle with. Also note how I called Aza a person: The story maybe fictional, but the struggle with mental health is the most accurate I've ever read.
I really got to read this book. I have OCD and other mental heath problums and I find it really hard to find representation that is accurate and meaningful. Thanks for the spoiler free review!
Dear Ariel Bissett, I'm enthused & so happy you found such a great writing tool-that typewriter. You might also want to check out electric typewriters & word processors combined, they store words on either built in memory capacity or on floppy disks. These TW/WP are easy to find on ebay, some run on batteries. Just thought I'd pass along the info. Smiles, Jim K.
Ariel Bissett waited with posting until the end, as I always do. It wasn't fully apparent to me (but I have always been a person that likes expressing myself with scientific accuracy). It's probably just me, because hello ADD and ASD... I will still wait with buying the book, because I want to save for and invest in other stuff first.
I finished reading this book a few days ago, and now I'm just watching videos on youtube about it to see what other people think about. And my copy is the limited jacket poster, I cherish it with all my heart.
I also loved it. Haven't received my physical copy yet but listened to the audiobook twice now because I felt like I didn't take it in enough the first time. Especially love the portrayal of mental health and thought spirals, the internal monologue is so great in the audiobook, and yeah likewise feel like I'm going to be more empathetic through digging into the character of Aza. Can't wait to make a video about it, although one thing I think is kind of a shame is that to me it seems like a quiet book, like the kind of narrative that would be most helpful to those dealing with mental health issues if they discovered it alone and really bonded with it, which is a kind of relationship it's hard to have with such a hyped book... but that's inevitable when it comes to John Green. So cool you got to be a part of it! Sealed in paper forever :)
What I loved was that it made me ask myself loads of questions, about what makes me me, who I am, how I see myself compared with how others see me. On pretty much every page there was a new way of thinking about this. Paper Towns is still my favourite, but this was a delight to spend time with.
Modestysnooze I’m so glad you loved it too!!!! I think Looking for Alaska is still my favourite (I really need to reread it to remember it better since it’s been like 6 years!) but this is my #2 now!
so...I found you because I love Turtles all the way down and I am excited about it and want to hear what others think about it and have no one to discuss it with. watching your review led to other vlogs and i loved "Why Am I Still On BookTube?" Thus I'm subscribing and hoping that you introduce me to all sort of books. As a middle aged person who has fallen out of love with reading in the last few years, I'm excited to approach it once again with fresh eyes, and also appreciate it won't all be YA.
I loved that you said that the characters are real. I feel the same way. I have read a few goodreads reviews saying it’s unrealistic saying that young people don’t speak the way they do and that they don’t deal with mental illness the way that the book describes which is incredibly disappointing that people can be so ignorant on others struggles. I loved this book it’s the first time Ive ever felt a book understood me.
Just in reference to the comment about how John Green respects his readers and "doesn't dumb it down"... This is the first John Green book I have read as a full fledged "adult", the first time i read a book (tfios) i was 16. Reading this book i was thinking "how do teenagers understand this level of complexity" etc when I realised, that I was a teenager understanding that level of complexity not too long ago. I don't know why society seems to think that teenagers lack all ability to critically think and analyse, but I (and my teenage self) want to thank John Green for noticing that we/they do.
I remember first reading your name in the acknowledgments like WOAH! I'm only a chapter into TATWD and I think it's going to be a good one, I've already gasped.
I'm only watching your video now because I wanted to read this book without having read or heard any opinions on it that might influence me ! I'm here now that I finished it, and I AGREE WITH YOU SO MUCH And like you, I think that this is a really important book, it really opens our eyes on OCD and that way I think we can understand people in our lives who suffer from it better. It's really well described in this book and we understand. We can't fully understand how it's like of course but we can understand how hard it is. Also, I was really happy to see you in the acknowledgements, this was a good surprise !
I ordered my copy through Book of the Month and they only ship to the US so I have to wait until I get back from study abroad to read it but come January I'm going to like come home, hug the fam, kiss the dog, then marathon that book SO HARD. But honestly I'm so proud of John for writing this particular book and I'm so excited to read it. I think it'll be a new favorite for me.
I'm dying to read it! but I don't live in the US or Canada so my bookstores don't have it yet! but your review made me really want to read it more! I've loved every John Green book I've read! my favorite without a doubt is Looking or Alaska, I hope I love this one as much.
I got the e-audiobook from the library on release day (still waiting for my pre-order to get here in the mail), and devoured it in one day. I cried twice. I loved so many aspects of this novel, but will leave it at that to keep the comments spoiler free.
Half way through the book myself, and you said "You don't want to read it" and I'm almost at that point. Because it's just making me emotional to read what's happening to Aza. For sure going to finish it tomorrow since I have the day off and can do a few chapters at a time.
I just finished reading the catcher in the rye, watched your video about that, then end up here and I love the passion you expressed yourself with, I'm subscribed now haha
I have never read jhon green. I have ordered all of he,s books because of the good things i have heard about his writing style. Hope its gonna be good . I am expecting books of him tomorrow
i just bought the book and i can't wait to get started! I've only heard great things so far. as someone with anxiety disorder, I'm really looking forward to reading about a character with a mental illness and seeing myself being represented in literature :')
Thanks so much for posting this video. I finished Turtles All The Way Down a few hours ago and I had difficulties putting my thoughts together and your video helped me compose my thoughts/opinions about this book. I also think that this will be one of those intense, confusing, thought-provoking YA novels, which is great :)
It is so cool to have someone in our community get acknowledged in such a popular book. I'm curious, when you read the book did they ask you to give notes? anyway, congratulations! Im excited to get my hands on a copy! which will happen when we see him and Hank on tour Tuesday! :D yay! Great review Jessica
Unpopular opinion but I’ve never fallen in love with John Green’s writing. I’ve only read TFiOS and Looking for Alaska and they were three star reads at best.....I can’t really explain why :/ I wasn’t going to pick up his new one but your enthusiasm is definitely swaying me! Also being in the acknowledgements is SO COOL
holy shit your name is in the acknowledgement???? that's amazing!!! so proud of you, ariel!
trinhsformerz isn’t it amazing?! Thanks so much!!
Seriously. That's so legit. Congrats, Ariel.
*i make funny videos like ariel i truly hope they make you laugh and put a smile on your face ! :)!*
LOVED THIS! agree with everything you said! also IT'S SO COOL THAT YOU'RE IN THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AHHH!!!
polandbananasBOOKS I’m so glad that you liked it too!! I’m excited to see your review if you do a book talk! AND RIGHT?!?! SO CRAZY COOL!!!!
It's been 84 years... Since John Green published a novel. :D
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Shelby Las uh, someone hasn't watched Titanic. You really should get on that. 😏
Can you explain thst please?
Looking for Alaska is my favourite John Green novel too! I also loved 🐢. Totally not what I was expecting the story to be like, but like you said I feel like I have so much more empathy and understanding having read it!
The easiest way to not get bored with genres is to read a range of genres ... that way you will always come back to Young Adult with a fresh eye.
omg your name is in a john green book!! that's super cool.
Im reading this currently and as someone who does suffer from OCD I was absolutely in LOVE with the OCD rep. I do feel understood. It feels real with out feeling forced, it feels honest with out feeling overwhelming. I cant wait to finish it!
Btw, you can find a lot of gems if you look for diverse YA books. They're often very underrated, and more "hidden", but there are some really great diverse YA books out there. For example Of Fire and Stars, Tiny Pretty Things, Labyrinth Lost, If I Was Your Girl, Shadowshaper, and I could go on and on. And a couple of popular diverse books that are pure gems: Six of Crows, The Hate U Give, and all of Adam Silvera's books.
Badass Wanderer Agreed!!!
Badass Wanderer yesssss
Yass, I loved Adam Silvera's They Both Die at the End!
I badly want to read this. And I am SO jealous of you. To have your name in a John Greene book is so cool.
*I had such a horrible day at work, thank you so much for always making me smile, ariel! Please upload as many videos as you can, you're amazing and make me very happy ! i hope i can work hard one day through my videos and meet you, keep making people smile :) !*
I also loved it! I was interested to see how I would react to a John Green book now at the age of 22, but it still felt as sweet and inspiring as it did when I read his stuff as a teenager. And what a joy that is.
p.s. Love your glasses.
*i make funny videos like ariel i genuinely hope they put some positivity into your day :) !*
As I am much older, I didn't start reading John's stuff until my late 20's. Now in my 30's I still love everything he writes!
Thank you! No one has done an in depth review (obviously it just came out), but I've been waiting with baited breath since I finished it. I fear a lot of people will compare it to TFIOS and miss the mark on how great of a book this is. I don't think this is my favorite by him, but I do think it is the best one he's written.
Paddy OFurniture I’m so glad that you found it useful! :D
I think what you're identifying (with tropes) is true for any type of genre. If you read a lot of sci fi, or fantasy, or romance, or horror, etc. you will find things that are the same in each book. Then you finally find something that inverts expectations or does something different with a similar premise and you are so excited! At least, that happens with me.
I also agree with this book. Wasn't sure how this would affect me, and then it REALLY affected me. I suffer from anxiety and bad thoughts and it was represented in such an important way. Loved your video!
LOVED watching this! Squealed when I saw your name on the acknowledgements- I *love* watching your videos and it is so fun and exciting that you got to peek at this book and make recommendations before it released. I *love* the own voice of someone suffering from OCD writing this book, my favorite parts were those where Aza was "talking" with her OCD. SO SO GOOD.
as someone who suffers from OCD I have to comment on just how grateful I am for the existence of this book. it feels so good to be able to read a book and actually recognize your daily struggles accurately portrayed, and reminds me that the chaos inside my brain is not who I am, but my illness, and that I am not alone. at the same time, it is also a GREAT awareness mechanism! John Green has a huge following, and perhaps Turtles' success will help decrease the stereotypes and "I'm so OCD" jokes around
I legitimately screamed when I saw you in the acknowledgements! Also I agree so strongly with how you feel about the hopeful ending, especially what you say in your Goodreads review about how once you leave high school and go to uni your life changes completely. I really felt that.
Also, I'm jealous becuase a) YOUR NAME IN THE BOOK b) HE SENT YOU A SIGNED COPY c) YOUR BOOK SHELF IS GOALS. 😭😭😭💓💓💓
I screamed a little when I saw your name on the last page, haha! Such a cool surprise :)
I'm glad you love the book as much as I do, and while I was reading it and Aza was on her phone, I actually thought about your video on this :)
LiteratureLissy I love that you had that surprise!!!
I was smiling the whole time, I'm so happy for you!!!
Will Grayson Will Grayson is TTLY my favorite one...
I loved this book! Like really, really loved it! It was so sad and so hard to read though, like you said. Last night it was super late, but I couldn't put it down because I was balling and I didn't want to go to sleep upset. It is just written soooooo well that you feel everything Aza feels and it was so hard to read, but that's what makes this book so important. I agreed with everything you said, you put into words so many things I couldn't articulate about why I loved it.
I wasn't interested in reading the book before, but your enthusiasm is infectious. I want to read it now.
Yes! The technology representation was so spot on. And that feels so silly to say, but you’re right-it’s such a rare occurrence in books.
I was amazed and surprised by the twist of this book..I thought the ending would go another way but i love this ending..It sent a good message
I agree with you. I read and loved too. I'm Brazilian and I love you channel.♥
When I read the acknowledgements I was surprised to find a name there i recognised (yours!), what a cool experience!
i’m loving the clear glasses
I felt like 🐢 was a glimpse into Johns soul
Congrats on being named in the acknowledgements. That's quite something to be thanked by someone you admire so much. Enjoy the excitement!
I started and finished the book today and I also loved it so much. I didn’t know it was Own Voices and now I love it so much more. I was very nervous to pick this book up- because I loved his other books when I read them but I was much younger. And now I can see many issues with those books that I didn’t then. I was afraid this would be more of the same. And it wasn’t. It was so good.
Congrats on the mention! I’m so happy you could be a part of making this book as good as it is.
I was so pleasantly surprised when I saw your name in the acknowledgedments! Congratulations! And I totally agree with you on these points, this is an excellent review 💕
I saw your name in the acknowledgements and FREAKED OUT for you. THAT'S SO COOL.
First of all - it is ABSOLUTELY cool that you are in the acknowledgements! I can't even imagine how cool would that be!
Second - I love how Aza does not become unlikable because of the fact that she is sick and also, because she is not cured at the end of it! All the characters are so real that its one of the reason why this book is such a gem!
OMG THATS SO COOL YOURE IN THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS!!!
I honestly wasn't going to read this because I'm not the biggest John Green fan. I LOVED Paper Towns and read The Fault in Our Stars but imo it didn't live up the hype. It was good but not AMAZING.
However, my dad has OCD and while it's getting better over the years with treatment, he definitely still struggles with it daily and never being able to completely understand him, I'm hoping this will help. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS REVIEW!
P.S Congrats on the acknowledgement, totally deserved! :)
Pamela Carroll so so glad this helped!!! I hope you love it ❤️
I felt the same way about TFiOS! Really need to read Paper Towns
I just LOVE the way she speaks💫
You nailed how i was feeling while reading and finishing the book. I just finished it twenty minutes ago and i have no clue how to describe it. What it was about how it was portrayed, the characters, how there was pain and struggle and that’s life. It was phenomenal.
I was so excited when I finished the book and saw your name in the acknowledgments. I came straight here to see your review!:)
Girl I saw your name in the acknowledgements and freaked out! That is so so cool! I also loooved this book it was the first book I read straight through in one day in a long time. Just an amazing book :)
I was curious about this book before, but now I’m excited for it :)
I absolutely adored this book. I feel like the writing was totally different from John Green's other novels, and not what I expected, but still amazing. I've struggled with OCD for years, and at times, I felt like I was reading about my own life. Aza's issues and thought processes felt so similar to my own it made me feel so understood. I’ve found it difficult to find an accurate representation of OCD in literature, but probably due to his own struggles, I think John Green nailed it on the head. I haven’t felt this excited about YA in months! As you said, it’s truly a gem.
As a person who doesn't suffer from OCD, but do have other mental health problems (Aspergers and anxiety), I was really blowned away about how real and authentic it was written. I've read YA books specifically about asperger's and specifically about anxiety, and though somethings were relatable (at best) they never struck me as real, and often quite stereotypical. I've never had any of the specific problems that Aza, or John Green, suffers from. A lot of the paragraphs were hard to wrap me head around, thoughts and experiences that had never occured to me was how OCD was like. But, and most importantly, at the same time I strongly related to a lot of the feelings and thoughts Aza had. It really blew me away how a person suffering from so vastly different things than me still experinced literal feeling and literal thoughts that I myself struggle with. Also note how I called Aza a person: The story maybe fictional, but the struggle with mental health is the most accurate I've ever read.
I really got to read this book. I have OCD and other mental heath problums and I find it really hard to find representation that is accurate and meaningful. Thanks for the spoiler free review!
You must try Abundance of Katherine it's amazing, you won't regret it
ooooh this got me so hyped to read this! my copy is coming on monday and im 100% jumping in as SOON as it arrives
I’m super late to John Green. I’ve never read one but Your enthusiasm makes me want to read this book.
Dear Ariel Bissett,
I'm enthused & so happy you found such a great writing tool-that typewriter.
You might also want to check out electric typewriters & word processors combined,
they store words on either
built in memory capacity or on floppy disks.
These TW/WP are easy to find on ebay, some run on batteries.
Just thought I'd pass along the info.
Smiles,
Jim K.
I believe this book is own voices, Ariel. John deals with and suffers/suffered from OCD.
This is what made me interested in it in the first place. ☺
Ammalyrical Yup! I say that in the video if you keep watching!
Ariel Bissett waited with posting until the end, as I always do.
It wasn't fully apparent to me (but I have always been a person that likes expressing myself with scientific accuracy). It's probably just me, because hello ADD and ASD...
I will still wait with buying the book, because I want to save for and invest in other stuff first.
I finished reading this book a few days ago, and now I'm just watching videos on youtube about it to see what other people think about. And my copy is the limited jacket poster, I cherish it with all my heart.
This mental health approach is also present in Laurie Halse Anderson's books, I love it.
I also loved it. Haven't received my physical copy yet but listened to the audiobook twice now because I felt like I didn't take it in enough the first time. Especially love the portrayal of mental health and thought spirals, the internal monologue is so great in the audiobook, and yeah likewise feel like I'm going to be more empathetic through digging into the character of Aza. Can't wait to make a video about it, although one thing I think is kind of a shame is that to me it seems like a quiet book, like the kind of narrative that would be most helpful to those dealing with mental health issues if they discovered it alone and really bonded with it, which is a kind of relationship it's hard to have with such a hyped book... but that's inevitable when it comes to John Green. So cool you got to be a part of it! Sealed in paper forever :)
Oh dear god! I am so excited to read this!!! Congratulations to you for being in the book! It's HUGE!
What I loved was that it made me ask myself loads of questions, about what makes me me, who I am, how I see myself compared with how others see me. On pretty much every page there was a new way of thinking about this. Paper Towns is still my favourite, but this was a delight to spend time with.
Modestysnooze I’m so glad you loved it too!!!! I think Looking for Alaska is still my favourite (I really need to reread it to remember it better since it’s been like 6 years!) but this is my #2 now!
so...I found you because I love Turtles all the way down and I am excited about it and want to hear what others think about it and have no one to discuss it with. watching your review led to other vlogs and i loved "Why Am I Still On BookTube?" Thus I'm subscribing and hoping that you introduce me to all sort of books. As a middle aged person who has fallen out of love with reading in the last few years, I'm excited to approach it once again with fresh eyes, and also appreciate it won't all be YA.
truly spoiler free, in fact this video increased excitement to go for the book.
I loved that you said that the characters are real. I feel the same way. I have read a few goodreads reviews saying it’s unrealistic saying that young people don’t speak the way they do and that they don’t deal with mental illness the way that the book describes which is incredibly disappointing that people can be so ignorant on others struggles. I loved this book it’s the first time Ive ever felt a book understood me.
I finished it today! I agree with you and *ALL* of your points. It was a hard book but such a good one and I'm so glad nothing was dumbed down for us.
you really made me want to reread one of John Green's books (and I usually never reread). I'm sooo excited for his new book.
I wasn't sure I was going to read this book, but this short excursion back into the booktube world has convinced me to read it.
i have a soft spot for The Fault in Our Stars. The main character and I have similar illnesses :)
Just finished reading it and everything you expressed in this video is exactly why I loved it.
Just in reference to the comment about how John Green respects his readers and "doesn't dumb it down"... This is the first John Green book I have read as a full fledged "adult", the first time i read a book (tfios) i was 16. Reading this book i was thinking "how do teenagers understand this level of complexity" etc when I realised, that I was a teenager understanding that level of complexity not too long ago. I don't know why society seems to think that teenagers lack all ability to critically think and analyse, but I (and my teenage self) want to thank John Green for noticing that we/they do.
I CAN'T BELIEVE YOUR NAME IS IN THE BOOK! I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU WORKED WITH JOHN GREEN AND THE TEAM. THAT IS SO COOL, ARIEL!
I remember first reading your name in the acknowledgments like WOAH! I'm only a chapter into TATWD and I think it's going to be a good one, I've already gasped.
Yes the feeling angst is so true and it gets on my nerves
I didn’t know you were in the acknowledgements!! I had to go check my copy once you said that. That’s so cool!
I'm only watching your video now because I wanted to read this book without having read or heard any opinions on it that might influence me ! I'm here now that I finished it, and I AGREE WITH YOU SO MUCH
And like you, I think that this is a really important book, it really opens our eyes on OCD and that way I think we can understand people in our lives who suffer from it better. It's really well described in this book and we understand. We can't fully understand how it's like of course but we can understand how hard it is.
Also, I was really happy to see you in the acknowledgements, this was a good surprise !
I cannot wait for my copy to arrive!
love this book
I ordered my copy through Book of the Month and they only ship to the US so I have to wait until I get back from study abroad to read it but come January I'm going to like come home, hug the fam, kiss the dog, then marathon that book SO HARD.
But honestly I'm so proud of John for writing this particular book and I'm so excited to read it. I think it'll be a new favorite for me.
okay an abundance of katherines is my favorite john green book
I can't wait to read it!!
With everything going on I would really love a new John Green book
I'm 27.. I still read John Green books and I find his books interesting....
When I read the acknowledgements, I was surprised when I saw your name. Congratulations Ariel! I also really love this book.
Carrie Griffin heeheehee!!!! Surprise!!! 🐢
I love that book too not cuz my name is in it but because it really good and i love all his other books too
John Green the best author for me!!!
Def. going to check this book out now! I'm 22 and young adult is my absolute favorite genre to read
I'm dying to read it! but I don't live in the US or Canada so my bookstores don't have it yet! but your review made me really want to read it more! I've loved every John Green book I've read! my favorite without a doubt is Looking or Alaska, I hope I love this one as much.
Yay no angst!!! I’ve been hesitant to read my copy. Thanks for helping give that little push.
Your name in the acknowledgement.... Wow!! The video is amazing...
I got the e-audiobook from the library on release day (still waiting for my pre-order to get here in the mail), and devoured it in one day. I cried twice. I loved so many aspects of this novel, but will leave it at that to keep the comments spoiler free.
I think the danger with technology in books is how quickly it changes and it can date the book
I hope you review some military and science thrillers. And how about a teaser at the end with a hint about what's next.
Half way through the book myself, and you said "You don't want to read it" and I'm almost at that point. Because it's just making me emotional to read what's happening to Aza. For sure going to finish it tomorrow since I have the day off and can do a few chapters at a time.
Well.. im really f ing excited to read it.
I just finished reading the catcher in the rye, watched your video about that, then end up here and I love the passion you expressed yourself with, I'm subscribed now haha
I have never read jhon green. I have ordered all of he,s books because of the good things i have heard about his writing style. Hope its gonna be good . I am expecting books of him tomorrow
i loved hearing your thoughts
An Abundance of Katherines is a pretty fun and fast paced book. Paper Towns is actually my least favorite. Looking forward to reading this one!
i just bought the book and i can't wait to get started! I've only heard great things so far. as someone with anxiety disorder, I'm really looking forward to reading about a character with a mental illness and seeing myself being represented in literature :')
Thanks so much for posting this video. I finished Turtles All The Way Down a few hours ago and I had difficulties putting my thoughts together and your video helped me compose my thoughts/opinions about this book. I also think that this will be one of those intense, confusing, thought-provoking YA novels, which is great :)
I just started ready this and I have similar positive thoughts about it. A very compelling read. I’m loving it :)
It is so cool to have someone in our community get acknowledged in such a popular book. I'm curious, when you read the book did they ask you to give notes? anyway, congratulations!
Im excited to get my hands on a copy! which will happen when we see him and Hank on tour Tuesday! :D yay!
Great review
Jessica
Wow! Super exciting review.
Love your double hand bye bye and your tone of voice and body language.
Be Alive Forever!
I completely AGREE with you. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
An Abundance of Katherines is my favorite John Green book! You should read it.
Unpopular opinion but I’ve never fallen in love with John Green’s writing. I’ve only read TFiOS and Looking for Alaska and they were three star reads at best.....I can’t really explain why :/
I wasn’t going to pick up his new one but your enthusiasm is definitely swaying me! Also being in the acknowledgements is SO COOL
My favourite is looking for alaska too!
I am going to order for the book now!!!!
I'm convinced! I'm gonna buy this tomorrow.