Staying In the Pink Mansion

After Colin had the idea of the theorem Lindsey's boyfriend arrived, who strangely is also named  Colin.Hassan decided they will call Lindsey's boyfriend TOC (The Other Colin) since he said Colin was the original. Then Lindsey's mother arrived and we learned that her name is Hollis Wells and that she owns the shop were Lindsey Wells worked and a factory in town who used to make textile stuff. When Lindsey told Hollis Colin was a prodigy she was totally fascinated and invited both to dinner. When they arrived Colin thought they got lost because they were entering to a gigantic pink mansion,but it was actually the Wells mansion. After they ate Hollis offered Hassan and Colin a job, they just needed to do random tasks on the factory, the shop or just doing some work at the town. They will be payed 500$ a week and so they accepted they will be living in the mansion.

WHEN COLIN SAW THE PINK MANSION.

"Oh, it's weird. It's like the poor man's thumb sucking,isn't   it? Anyway, I only do it in private" (Green, 66)

    The quote is interesting because she was bitting the inside of her thumb but that's not it but she said she only does that in private but she was with Colin so that's not private I think Lindsey is feeling                            really good around Colin.So good that she does "private" stuff around him. I ship them.

     "Colin backed away from the door then. It occurred to him that he'd never done anything else in his whole life. Anagramming;spitting back facts he'd learned in books; memorizing ninety-nine digits of an already known number; falling in love with the same nine letters over and over again: retyping and retyping and retyping. His only hope for originality was the Theorem" (Green, 92)

     This scene is from when Colin heard Lindsey and Hassan talking about how good Colin is at some stuff that people that aren't prodigies can't do so easily. And then he realised he had been doing things that had already being done and that the only chance to do something new something that matter he just wants to be someone who made something never has ever done before and for him the only way to do that is the Theorem.

    I like how the book is going but I would like more chemistry between Lindsey and Colin. I liked how the road trip took a turn when the decided to stay I was really impressed that Colin accepted. I don't know why but i am hating TOC I just want him to disappear he is so annoying although he hasn't appear a lot i just can't stand him. The way the book is written is like related to the fact that Colin is a prodigy and the theorem and I absolutely love that there are graphs and calculations on the pages it just makes it so much interesting. I do want to see if the Theorem works but I want it to be fast like I want like 2 chapters full of the Theorem but all at once. Since its a John Green book there will obviously be a gigantic plot twist that will make things difficult but it will still be brilliant. I want to continue reading just to know how the Theorem goes like the story is funny and interesting but the big plot of the story is the Theorem.

WAITING FOR THE THEOREM.

Road Trip to Nowhere

An Abundance of Katherines is a book written by John Green about a 17 year old named Colin Singleton who lives in Chicago with his parents. Colin is a prodigy who has been dumped by 19 Katherine's in all his life. His best friend is Hassan Harbish who is tired of hearing about his friend breakup every single time. Since this was the 19th time Colin has been dumped Hassan decides they will take a road trip with no destiny to help his friend get over this breakup. Colin belief there are 2 types of people in the world Dumpee's and Dumper's and that all Katherine's are Dumpers. While they traveled they notice a sign that said that the tomb of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was there and Colin always wondered about his assassination and he wondered what his body why his body will be in America so they decide to go. There they met the tour guide who's name was Lindsey Lee Wells a 17 year old paramedic in training. While Lindsey was guiding the boys to the tomb Colin fell and hit his head and while he was in the floor he came up with a very interesting theory about relationships and a formula that he believed that could determine who will be the Dumpee and the Dumper even though the two people haven't met the formula worked .The book is written in an interesting way since there are some words that are no exactly part of the vocabulary they are words invented by the characters and beside each word there is a number and at the bottom of the page you find what it means, its not always words it can be a detailed explanation of a brief thing its mention or sometimes graphs.

DUMPEE AND DUMPER BELIEF.

"Kafir, you have a very complicated problem with a very simple solution." (Green,11)

     Kafir is the Islamic statement of faith, in transliterated Arabic: there is no God but God. And this quote is from Hassan and since he is from that religion and Colin is an atheist he sometimes refers to him as Kafir. Hassan is talking about the break up and how it is complicated but that the solution can be so simple as just getting K19 (Katherine 19) out of his mind.

"But still, the thought lurked out there, just beyond the reach of his headlights: he'd been dumped. By a girl named Katherine. For the nineteenth time"(Green,15)

     I think the quote want's to make it clear that Colin is suffering because it's the 19th time it happens  and the fact that John Green is saying this exact same thing but in different words like 4 times it means it is something we have to remember.

     So far the book is good, its still giving back story and introducing the characters more so I think thats why right now it doesn't give major plots. I think it is really interesting that this book is not written by the perspective of the main character which is odd since all of John Green's books that i have read so far are telling the story from the view of the main character. The perspective doesn't bother me but still it feels weird since i am used to other type of writing but it is still clear that it is a John Green book because of the way he tells the story in such a fascinating way that makes you feel part of the story. I am excited to see what happens next i personally think that since Colin got dumped   19 times by Katherine's the book will have another love interest for Colin but I'm not sure if her name will be Katherine or something else maybe Lindsey..... if she becomes her love interest i would be happy because so far she seems a good person and id like to see them together.

The Solution to The Labyrinth

The Colonel,Pudge and Takumi finally have a solid theory of what happened to Alaska Young and the solution of how to get out of the labyrinth. Alaska gets a phone call from Jake for their anniversary and she always draw flowers on everything and one flower she draw of the phone booth when she was talking to Jake she saw the flowers and freaked out because January 9 was the date her mother died and she forgot and her mom used to put white flowers on Alaska's her when she was a kid do desperately she searched for white flowers and she just found the ones Jake gave her 1 year ago for their anniversary, white tulips.She went to her car and Takumi saw her and try to stop her but simply couldn't. So she drove and still we don't know if it was a suicide but any solution she was gonna take it would be straight & fast. The solution of the labyrinth is: forgiveness. Alaska forgives Pudge for not stopping her because Pudge forgives Alaska when she only though of herself and her mom not thinking what will happen to other when she died and thats how the world works and every person works like that because things that come together fall apart.

WHEN I FINISHED THE BOOK.

            "And then something invisible snapped inside her, and that which had come together commenced to fall apart" (Green,196)
     So the quote is like explaining in a philosophical way what happened inside Alaska at those moments of with all the confusion of the anniversary the kiss the flower and all. It is similar to a quote in Paper Towns: all the strings inside him broke, both quotes talk about dead people that count take it anymore and what was hold together began to collapsed.

          "And theres' no sugar coating it: She deserved better friends" (Green,219)
     All her friends are convinced they disappointed her and that she deserved better than them, friends that would have stopped her that night and don't helped her make things easier for her to destroy her  life. But at the same time they realise she forgive them for that and they forgive her for being so selfish.

So I finished the book it is defenetly in my top 5 favourite books i couldn't put it down at first i was kind of bored but then it was so interesting it was sad that Alaska died but it was also the perfect thing it was so great. I loved how much we see they feeling of the other friends after her dead are so real so pure.I forgot to mention but the book tell the story counting the days so the book is divided before and after her dead and is says like one hundred twenty six days before and it counts down and then is like 2 days after is so amazing because you see a year on process. I though there were parts of the book that were so meaningful and deep that i was impressed i absolutely love John Green's writing. I fall in love with the characters an the message so much.

THIS IS ALASKA'S FLOWER.

Gone

The day after Alaska left The Eagle came to each room and made them all go to the gym. At the gym The Eagle sobbing gave the news, Alaska Young had died in a car crash. Pudge and The Colonel were just so sad they both had terrible reactions. The Colonel screamed and Pudge puked and refuses to believe she is dead. He just keeps thinking about the kiss and how she promised it to be continued. At the first part of the book there was a specific last words that Alaska wanted to ask Pudge what they meant which were How will i ever get out of this labyrinth and when cleaning her room Pudge found the book in which it the words were written. Alaska once dropped in in a puddle of water long before so most pages were spoiled and the page with the words was no exception but at the margin there was something written recently: Straight & Fast. They started to think the worst ,Alaska committed suicide. Alaska has crashed into a parked police car so The Colonel and Pudge went to talk to the police officer owner of the car and he said she didn't even turned she just went straight into the car, the death was fast since the steering wheel hit her chest and when they asked him what unusual thing they found at they car he said just some white tulips.

                                         WHEN THE EAGLE SAID ALASKA DIED.

                            "And she was killed.Alaska has passed away" (Green,139)
    This quote is said by the eagle at the gym giving the announcement it was such a shock at i at first thought it was just a misunderstanding when i started reading the paragraph and then i just wished it wasn't true but sadly it was and no one expected that.

                     "I know so many last words.But I will never know hers" (Green,142)
    Pudge loved her so much and i was so sad when he couldn't believe it and tried to find a explanation. In the quote he is like saying i know so many last words that don't even after to me but the last words of the person i love the most i don't know. He has no chance of knowing because the cop said it was instant dead she didn't said a word when he approach the car she was already dead.

Alaska died and it was the biggest plot twist of history for me i would NEVER expected that i though she was going to be expelled at first when the eagle called them but when he said those words i was just like wait what?!. I don't know how i feel about it but i think it gave a good twist to the book i think i like it. I am not sure how Pudge and Lara are going to continue the relationship or if they will even continue it and it he will tel her about the kiss and how she said it will be continued i really hope they don't continued together. The Colonel and Pudge fill extremely guilty and don't know if they are going to tell someone. They will be calling Jake soon so I want to see how that works out and what happens with Lara.

The Kiss

   When all come students come back from break they decided to prank the Eagle by starting fireworks at the middle of the night. beside his house.Lara, Takumi, Pudge, The Colonel and Alaska were involve in the prank and each person had a job for it to work. When they pulled the prank Lara and Pudge kissed and he asked her to be his girlfriend and she said yes.The next morning they played a drinking game in which you tell your best day ever and the person with the best story don't drink and same with the worst day. When it was turn for Alaska to tell her worst day we learn that her mother died when she was 8 years old from an Aneurysm. One day after the prank The Colonel, Alaska and pudge are in Alaska's room talking, they got drunk and decided to play truth or dare. On the first round Alaska dares Pudge to kiss her and they kiss. Then they all fall asleep The Colonel and Pudge were really drunk so they just heard a phone call then they heard Alaska leaving the room then she came back crying.They wake up and asked what was going on and she was freaked out and screaming while sobbing saying I just have to go help me get out of here. So the plan was to distracted the Eagle with fireworks while Alaska went to the parking lot to get her car and go.

WHEN PUDGE AND ALASKA KISSED.

"I thought she had fallen asleep and that whatever had hurt didn't hurt anymore" (Green,119)
  This is Alaska talking about the time her mom passed away and I cried at this part because its so sad how it all happened. Her best day was the day after this one were her mom took her to the zoo so i think it was her best day because it was her last with her mother.Alaska was alone with her mother at the house when this happened and she didn't knew what to do so she just cried and scream but she didn't called 911 and thats why her dad blamed her for the dead of her mother.

                 "We did not say: Don't Drive. You're Drunk" (Green,132)
   When Alaska left at the end of the chapter Pudge starts to realised what they did, they let Alaska drive drunk he also realised that she has a boyfriend and he has Lara. He begun to wonder what I think everyone did when they read this part, who called and why she needed to go so bad.

The book is so interesting I just want to get answers what is she felt guilt of kissing Pudge and went to Jake (her boyfriend) to apologise and the call was from him.I was so happy when they kissed i was so shocked too but i was mainly happy. I am not sure how things are going to work out because they were drunk after all and Alaska was a lot drunker than Pudge so maybe she would make like nothing happen but Pudge is very into Alaska. When he became a couple with Lara i was so mad because they hardly know each other and he don't even liked her so much. I want to see how things go between Pudge and Alaska as they become closer or forget all.

                                                   WONDERING WERE ALASKA IS.

Thanksgiving

     Thanksgiving is approaching and most of the people in the campus will go to vacation usually to their families. Alaska, Pudge and The Colonel are deciding to go home or stay in campus for vacations. Alaska wants to stay on campus but she doesn't want to stay alone so she wants to convince Pudge and Th e Colonel to stay with her but both want to go home when there are 3 days left to decide ti go or stay The Colonel's final decision is to go home to his mother but Pudge is still thinking to stay with Alaska.I think Pudge had a hard time deciding because off course he wanted to go home but he knew that it would be boring and also he has feeling for Alaska and he wanted to spend some time with her. Finally he decides to stay with Alaska and spend Thanksgiving with her. When every one left there were just 3 people left on campus Alaska,Pudge and Mr. Starnes also called The Eagle. He makes sure rules are followed like no drinking, no smoking and not skipping class. Most people are afraid of The Eagle but Alaska and The Colonel love to make him mad.

WHEN PUDGE DECIDED TO STAY WITH ALASKA.









     "I'm just scared of ghosts, Pudge. And home is full of them" (Green,80)
    This is what Alaska answer Pudge when he asked her why she wouldn't go home for vacation and I think the quote is kinda sad because by ghosts she probably refers to problems and its sad that she has so much problems at home she won't even go there for Thanksgiving and apparently the book says she has always stayed at campus for the holiday.

"But I lacked the courage and she had a boyfriend and I was gawky and she was gorgeous and I was hopelessly boring and she was endlessly fascinating" (Green,89)
    The quote is from the time they were already alone on campus and he didn't know what to do and in the quote we can see how Pudge thinks of himself and of Alaska. He clearly thinks he is not good enough for her because he is boring an d because she has a boyfriend.

  The story is getting so good its really interesting and you just want to read more and know what will happen. The book is reminding me of Paper Towns in the relationship of Pudge and Alaska and Quentin and Margo because Alaska and Margo are so alike in so many ways as Pudge is very similar to Quentin. Q and Pudge both talked about the girls in the book like they were the greatest and they put themselves lower so that made a strong connection. I don't know what to think about Pudge and Alaska in the future because if Pudge never says something Alaska is never gonna know how Pudge feels and maybe she feels the same but she haven't told him which I doubt since there are no signs of that and she has a boyfriend but i really want them to be a thing.


                         WAITING FOR ALASKA AND PUDGE TO BE A THING

Culver Creek

    Looking for Alaska is a book written by John Green about a 16 years old teenager named Miles Halter going to a college in Alabama. The book starts with him going to Culver Creek college and being assign to room 43 with his roommate Chip Martin (The Colonel), when they first meet The Colonel wanted to give Miles a nickname so he decided Pudge. The Colonel introduces Alaska Young and Pudge and they became friends eventually. Pudge also has a talent to remember last words of famous people. Alaska, The Colonel and Mile have some friends around campus like Takumi Hikohito, Lara Buterskay. The book so far is just introducing the characters and giving a backstory of the main 3 characters, but is interesting so far.

WAITING FOR SOMETHING TO HAPPEN BETWEEN ALASKA AND PUDGE.










   "The fear and excitement of living in a place where you never know whats going to happen or when." (Green,29)
      
     The quote is after some seniors pulled a prank on Pudge and the quote I think it explains and foreshadow stuff. I think the quote is saying like after the prank anything is possible, but it could be also foreshadowing that some big and excited things are coming in the book.

"Shes cute, I thought, but you don't need to like a girl who treats you like your ten: you've already got a mom." (Green,34)

     The quote is very important to the relationship between Alaska and Pudge because this is the first time he has said that he kind of likes her but I don't know if it will turn into something else because Alaska already has a boyfriend but who know maybe something will happen and I really ship it.

 The book so far is good I like John Green's way of writing, I think I like it so much because i have read 2 books by him before this one Will Grayson, Will Grayson and Paper Towns. I like how the relationship between Pudge and Alaska is developing slowly but I really want them together it would be so fun to read how they would be in a relationship and how things will come along but the problem is Alaska's boyfriend. Pudge seems a very nice guy but Alaska is a little rebel with authorities and rules so it would be interesting the kind of problems and adventures they would go through as a couple. I want to read more about the Colonel's back story too.