Ok, so I'm on a John Green kick. I can't help it; he's great.
Former child prodigy Colin Singleton has been dumped by Katherines his whole life. Nineteen times he has loved a Katherine and nineteen times he has lost a Katherine. His most recent dumping has made him a little crazy, albeit adventurous. When his best friend Hassan suggests a road trip to clear his head Colin agrees. And that is how a heart-broken former child prodigy and his Muslim best friend find themselves in a tampon factory in Gut Shot, Tenn.
John Green, how do I love the? Let me count the ways: 1. The characters in this book are smart but real. 2. The plot is total fantasy (meaning that would never happen fantasy not here comes a dragon fantasy) but totally believable. 3. There is a moral/ revelation at the end of the book. 4. The book ends. No sequel. This is a good thing. I hate sequels. 5. There is a Muslim-American character as a main (and hilarious) character and not just thrown in for the sake of multi-culturalism. Although Paper Towns is still my favorite, An Abundance of Katherines is hands down my second favorite John Green book. 5/5
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