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I can see why this book won the Printz award. I didn't like it as much as I liked some other winners, like Going Bovine, or Ship Breaker, but it is completely deserving of the award just the same. I liked Pudge. He seemed like an average guy, who got swept up into a new life. I think he found his Great Perhaps that he was seeking while at Culver Creek, and he had absolutely no idea of the magnitude of how much he would be affected when he left. I absolutely adored all of the last words mentioned in the book, and have half a mind to go back and highlight/tab all of them that I loved. I didn't love the inordinate amounts of drinking and smoking, but it seemed to fit the story, so I let it go. I LOVED the Colonel. He is probably one of my favorite characters I've ever read about. He was sharp as a tack and hilarious, and extremely loyal. I would love to be friends with him. Though I cannot imagine milk and vodka seriously makes a good drink. The religion classes were all super interesting. John Green has a degree in religious studies, so it makes sense that he worked in his knowledge, and religion in study is so much more interesting than religion in practice, to me at least. I now realize maybe taking theology wouldn't be the absolute worst thing in the world. I have to admit, the only other thing I didn't really like about this book...was Alaska herself. Something about her just rubbed me the wrong way. All in all, this was definitely worth the read, and it's actually the John Green book that I have liked the least. This is of course by the most minute quantity, though.

2022-10-05 14:47