Looking For Alaska By: John Green by Jake Ashenfelter https://padlet.com/jashenfelter/o4ekhkjux0x4 A review by Jake Ashenfelter en-us 2016-11-02 01:08:32 UTC 2023-04-12 09:04:03 UTC hello@padlet.com Summary  jashenfelter https://padlet.com/jashenfelter/o4ekhkjux0x4/wish/134657197 Looking for Alaska is not exactly the adventure that you think it would be, however it is an amazing adventure that is full of excitement and leaves you sitting on the edge of your seat at all times. Looking for Alaska is about a boy named Miles. Miles is a very shy teenager, he doesn't have many friends and has a boring life. However, this all changes for him when he switches to a boarding school called Culver Creek that his father used to go to. When he arrives he meets lots of people like the Colonel, Takumi and Lara. He also meets a girl named Alaska, who he pretty much instantly falls in love with. Now you can understand the title. There's only one problem, Alaska has a boyfriend... Throughout the book it shows how Miles changes and goes from a shy guy with no friends to a rebel rule breaker who smokes and does pranks with all his friends. This book is filled with heartbreaking, exciting, and unbelievable moments. ]]> 2016-11-02 01:11:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jashenfelter/o4ekhkjux0x4/wish/134657197 Response jashenfelter https://padlet.com/jashenfelter/o4ekhkjux0x4/wish/134660024 This book was an amazing book. It was never boring and always kept you on the edge of your seat. I liked how during the book it had a lot of plot twists. One minute you would think one thing is going to happen and then suddenly the whole story would change and something else would happen. Miles is a relatable character to me because he is a very shy person at first and doesn't talk much, which I can relate to. During the story it shows how he changes and becomes a new person which is very exciting and interesting to see this change. This is basically a book about an experience in high school which all high school students can relate to in some way. ]]> 2016-11-02 01:34:38 UTC https://padlet.com/jashenfelter/o4ekhkjux0x4/wish/134660024 Book Cover jashenfelter https://padlet.com/jashenfelter/o4ekhkjux0x4/wish/134661031 This is the most common book cover for Looking for Alaska. It is a picture of a blown out candle. The main part of the picture is the smoke however. I think this represents smoke from a cigarette because they played such an important role in how Miles changed throughout the book. ]]> 2016-11-02 01:44:37 UTC https://padlet.com/jashenfelter/o4ekhkjux0x4/wish/134661031 Quotes jashenfelter https://padlet.com/jashenfelter/o4ekhkjux0x4/wish/134969970 1. "You spend your whole life stuck in the labyrinth, thinking about how you’ll escape it one day, and how awesome it will be, and imagining the future that keeps you going, but you never do it. You just use the future to escape the present." (Pg. 54)
Explanation: This quote is a very important part of the story and you will understand this as you read the book. Throughout the book, Alaska continues to tell Miles about this labyrinth. Miles does not really know what this means, but at the end of the book he finally understands. 
2. "I go to seek a Great Perhaps. That’s why I’m going. So I don’t have to wait until I die to start seeking a Great Perhaps.” (Pg. 5)
Explanation: This quote is important because throughout the book this is the mindset that the characters follow after this is said. They all go to seek their great perhaps now instead of waiting forever when they get too old and it is too late. 
3. “Thomas Edison’s last words were: “It’s very beautiful over there.” I don’t know where there is, but I believe it’s somewhere, and I hope it’s beautiful.” (Pg. 221)
Explanation: This quote is important because throughout the story Miles has a talent of knowing peoples last words and this has an important part in the story.
]]> 2016-11-03 02:14:06 UTC https://padlet.com/jashenfelter/o4ekhkjux0x4/wish/134969970 Song jashenfelter https://padlet.com/jashenfelter/o4ekhkjux0x4/wish/134970112 2016-11-03 02:15:41 UTC https://padlet.com/jashenfelter/o4ekhkjux0x4/wish/134970112 Song jashenfelter https://padlet.com/jashenfelter/o4ekhkjux0x4/wish/134971339 Eminem - Legacy
This song is about Eminem growing up as a child and being shy and having no friends. As he grows older he talks about how he gains self esteem and learn to accept himself for who he is. This can relate to Miles because you can see this same change in Miles as he transfers schools.]]> 2016-11-03 02:28:35 UTC https://padlet.com/jashenfelter/o4ekhkjux0x4/wish/134971339 Reccomendation jashenfelter https://padlet.com/jashenfelter/o4ekhkjux0x4/wish/134977606 Overall this book was a great book and I would recommend it to anyone. This book is more for a young adult audience because they can relate to it in some way but I think that everyone will enjoy it. This story contains every. It has comedy. It contains a love story. It has a lot of surprising tragedies and events that will make you want to keep reading. I think that anyone will enjoy this book no matter what type of genre you usually enjoy.]]> 2016-11-03 03:44:58 UTC https://padlet.com/jashenfelter/o4ekhkjux0x4/wish/134977606