Turtles All The Way Down ~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.

Book Review:

This was my most highly anticipated book of 2017. I knew that I was going to read it, even if its above premise, sounded a bit strange because it was by John Green and I read everything by that man. I'm so glad that I did read it!!!

John Green depicts Aza's OCD so realistically, that even I, who doesn't suffer from OCD, felt as I was experiencing what she was. The feelings were so real that my anxiety was even heightened when reading some scenes because the way Aza's mind spirals, mine does as well, and it felt so real how he explained it. Much of its authenticity comes from the fact that John Green suffers from OCD himself. 

I was so in love with this book that I finished it in two days. I cried when it was over, not because it was sad but because I didn't want it to end. I literally cried for at least ten minutes. This book didn't have the same impact on me as Looking for Alaska, Paper Towns, and The Fault in Our Stars did while I was in high school but that may be because I'm no longer in high school. However, this book holds a unique place in my heart as being the most impactful representation of mental illness that I have read to date. 

Thank you once again, John Green. DFTBA.

Pages: 289                                                                                                                                Rate:5/5

Favorite Quote:

“Anybody can look at you. It's quite rare to find someone who sees the same world you see.”