Let It Snow (Re-read #3)

Book #1 in 2018

Let It Snow

by John Green, Maureen Johnson, and Lauren Myracle

"Sparkling white snowdrifts, beautiful presents wrapped in ribbons, and multicolored lights glittering in the night through the falling snow. A Christmas Eve snowstorm transforms one small town into a romantic haven, the kind you see only in movies. Well, kinda. After all, a cold and wet hike from a stranded train through the middle of nowhere would not normally end with a delicious kiss from a charming stranger. And no one would think that a trip to the Waffle House through four feet of snow would lead to love with an old friend. Or that the way back to true love begins with a painfully early morning shift at Starbucks. Thanks to three of today’s bestselling teen authors—John Green, Maureen Johnson, and Lauren Myracle—the magic of the holidays shines on these hilarious and charming interconnected tales of love, romance, and breathtaking kisses."

December 24th to January 11th - 18 days - 352 pages

Turtles All The Way Down

Book #259 (Unique books)
Book #2 in 2017

Turtles All The Way Down

by John Green

"Sixteen-year-old Aza never intended to pursue the mystery of fugitive billionaire Russell Pickett, but there’s a hundred-thousand-dollar reward at stake and her Best and Most Fearless Friend, Daisy, is eager to investigate. So together, they navigate the short distance and broad divides that separate them from Russell Pickett’s son, Davis.

Aza is trying. She is trying to be a good daughter, a good friend, a good student, and maybe even a good detective, while also living within the ever-tightening spiral of her own thoughts. 

In his long-awaited return, John Green, the acclaimed, award-winning author of Looking for Alaska and The Fault in Our Stars, shares Aza’s story with shattering, unflinching clarity in this brilliant novel of love, resilience, and the power of lifelong friendship."

November 30th to December 3rd - 3 1/2 days - 286 pages

Notes:
Just realized that I've been doing this for ten years now. Wow.

Will Grayson, Will Grayson (re-read)

Book #19 in 2014

 Will Grayson, Will Grayson

by John Green and David Levithan

 "One cold night, in a most unlikely corner of Chicago, two teens—both named Will Grayson—are about to cross paths. As their worlds collide and intertwine, the Will Graysons find their lives going in new and unexpected directions, building toward romantic turns-of-heart and the epic production of history’s most fabulous high school musical."

May 20th to 28th - 9 days - 310 pages

Let It Snow (Re-read)

Book #38 in 2013

Let It Snow

by John Green, Maureen Johnson, and Lauren Myracle

"Sparkling white snowdrifts, beautiful presents wrapped in ribbons, and multicolored lights glittering in the night through the falling snow. A Christmas Eve snowstorm transforms one small town into a romantic haven, the kind you see only in movies. Well, kinda. After all, a cold and wet hike from a stranded train through the middle of nowhere would not normally end with a delicious kiss from a charming stranger. And no one would think that a trip to the Waffle House through four feet of snow would lead to love with an old friend. Or that the way back to true love begins with a painfully early morning shift at Starbucks. Thanks to three of today’s bestselling teen authors—John Green, Maureen Johnson, and Lauren Myracle—the magic of the holidays shines on these hilarious and charming interconnected tales of love, romance, and breathtaking kisses."

December 11th to 12th - 1 1/2 days - 352 pages  

The Fault in Our Stars (Re-read)

Book #36 in 2013

 The Fault in Our Stars

by John Green

 "Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel's story is about to be completely rewritten."

October 28th - 1 day - kindle version

Notes:

Read again in one day, half sitting in a coffee shop cafe in Amsterdam, half while sobbing in my hostel bunk and listening to Mumford & Sons and freaking out all our roommates.

I don't know why I decided I wanted to read this book again, it makes me want to punch John Green in the face and then have him wrap me in a blanket and bring me tea until the tears stop (which is never).

But there was something cool about reading it in Amsterdam. And remember how the first time I walked into the Vondelpark, Video Game Books started playing on my shuffle? And remember that time I found Peter van Houten's house?

 

Amsterdam was a pretty magical place.

Even though also remember that time I got to Amsterdam literally a weEK AFTER THEY FINISHED FILMING THE MOVIE jfc

Looking For Alaska (re-read)

Book #26 in 2013

 Looking For Alaska

by John Green

 "Miles halter is fascinated by famous last words--and tired of his safe life at home. He leaves for boarding school to seek what the dying poet Francois Rabelais called the "Great Perhaps." Much awaits Miles at Culver Creek, including Alaska Young. Clever, funny, screwed up, and dead sexy, Alaska will pull Miles into her labyrinth and catapult him into the Great Perhaps."

July 14th to 17th - 4 days - 221 pages

Notes:

re-read because I was having trouble dealing with the world

An Abundance of Katherines (re-read)

Book #49 in 2012

An Abundance of Katherines

by John Green

 "19 Katherines and counting...

When it comes to relationships, Colin Singleton's type happens to be girls named Katherine. And when it comes to girls named Katherine, Colin is always getting dumped. Nineteen times, to be exact. He's also a washed-up child prodigy with ten thousand dollars in his pocket, a passion for anagrams, and an overweight, Judge Judy-obsessed best friend. Colin's on a mission to prove The Theorem of Underlying Katherine Predictability, which will predict the future of all relationships, transform him from a fading prodigy into a true genius, and finally win him the girl.

 December 24th to 26th - 3 days - 229 pages

Notes:

I love this book. I think I liked it better the second time.

Paper Towns (Re-read)

Book #23 in 2012

 Paper Towns

by John Green

"One month before graduating from his Central Florida high school, Quentin "Q" Jacobsen basks in the predictable boringness of his life until the beautiful and exciting Margo Roth Spiegelman, Q's neighbor and classmate, takes him on a midnight adventure and then mysteriously disappears."

May 13th to May 15th - 3 days - 305 pages

The Fault in Our Stars

Book #148 (Unique books)
Book #2 in 2012

The Fault in Our Stars
by John Green

"Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel’s story is about to be completely rewritten.

Insightful, bold, irreverent, and raw, The Fault in Our Stars is award-winning author John Green’s most ambitious and heartbreaking work yet, brilliantly exploring the funny, thrilling, and tragic business of being alive and in love."

January 13th - 1 day (about 9 hours) - 318 pages

Notes:

"The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, / But in ourselves, that we are underlings."

--Julius Caesar, Shakespeare

oh my god sobbing forever. literally had me on the floor bawling. asdfuogyiaqo;sdhigsl

Let It Snow

Book #146 (Unique books)
Book #25 in 2011

Let It Snow: Three holiday romances
by John Green, Maureen Johnson, and Lauren Myracle

"In three intertwining short stories, several high school couples experience the trials and tribulations along with the joys of romance during a Christmas Eve snowstorm in a small town."

December 11th to December 25th - 15 days - 352 pages

An Abundance of Katherines

Book #143 (Unique books)
Book #21 in 2011

An Abundance of Katherines
by John Green

"Having been recently dumped for the nineteenth time by a girl named Katherine, recent high school graduate and former child prodigy Colin sets off on a road trip with his best friend to try to find some new direction in life while also trying to create a mathematical formula to explain his relationships."

October 14th to October 17th - 4 days - 227 pages

Looking For Alaska

Book #135 (Unique books)
Book #8 in 2011

Looking For Alaska
by John Green

"Miles halter is fascinated by famous last words--and tired of his safe life at home. He leaves for boarding school to seek what the dying poet Francois Rabelais called the "Great Perhaps." Much awaits Miles at Culver Creek, including Alaska Young. Clever, funny, screwed up, and dead sexy, Alaska will pull Miles into her labyrinth and catapult him into the Great Perhaps."

April 6th to April 15th - 10 days - 221 pages

Notes:
♥ ♥ ♥
That moment when you finish Looking For Alaska at 2 am and you are crying partly because of the book and partly because you don't know how any book you read again could ever be this amazing.

Will Grayson, Will Grayson

Book #128 (Unique books)
Book #1 in 2011

Will Grayson, Will Grayson
by John Green and David Levithan

"When two teens, one gay and one straight, meet accidentally and discover that they share the same name, their lives become intertwined as one begins dating the other's best friend, who produces a play revealing his relationship with them both."

January 2nd to January 13th - 12 days - 310 pages

Paper Towns

Book #122 (Unique books)
Book #23 in 2010

Paper Towns
by John Green

"One month before graduating from his Central Florida high school, Quentin "Q" Jacobsen basks in the predictable boringness of his life until the beautiful and exciting Margo Roth Spiegelman, Q's neighbor and classmate, takes him on a midnight adventure and then mysteriously disappears."

September 22nd to September 25th - 3 1/2 days - 305 pages