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Scribbles About Books: Looking For Alaska Discussion

So since I did this with Paper towns, I thought I'd do it with this book too. I think the questions are more vague in this one, so there may not be spoilers... but If I spoil Something... I'm gonna spoil it. 1. "Is forgiveness universal? I mean, is forgiveness really available to all people, no matter the circumstances? Is it, for instance, possible for the dead to forgive the living, and for the living to forgive the dead?"  I think in a sense... and in the sense of the book it is possible for the dead to forgive the living... and in a way for the living to forgive the dead... but I think its a little harder for the living to forgive the dead because a lot of things go unresolved. I think Alaska could forgive Pudge and The Colonel... but I'm not sure they could ever truly forgive her because they both miss her so much. And I'm sure Alaska's mother could forgive Alaska for Alaska being responsible for her death... but I'm not sure if Alaska's f...

Scribbles About Books: Looking For Alaska by John Green Review

Heyyy guys! So I just finished Paper towns and I started Looking for Alaska right after... and finished it in a matter of days. Its a pretty short book and its good and an easy read, so Spoilers for my review: I loved it... not spoilers for the book though! I'm going to do a discussion, just like I did for Paper Towns... which I think I've posted by now... and then I'll spoil it... but I really want people to read it... so no spoilers... yet. Lol. So this book... its kind of weird because it doesn't really seem to be about anything for the first part. There are no real chapters, the book is broken down into before and after and its kind of just about some rebellious kids at boarding school. It centers around Miles, or Pudge who is a good and innocent kid that enters into this boarding school his junior year. His Roommate is named Chip or The Colonel and he introduces him to this super hot girl named Alaska who is a wild free spirit and she has a boyfriend. And she...