I like Looking for Alaska. 
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 My feelings while reading Looking for Alaska: anticipation. boredom. exhiliration. denial. disappointment. 
 I liked the story, but you won't catch me reading this again. My GR friend Monique told me this is a normal story, meaning there are no supernatural or paranormal peeps here (she knows i usually read UF or PNR). I said that's ok. after all, i did like Rachel Cohn's and David Levithan's Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist and Jennifer Echols' Forget You. But Looking for Alaska just depressed me. I didn't connect emotionally with the characters. 
 I was expecting a deeper meaning on the 'Great Perhaps' of Miles, but i just didn't get it. Or maybe, i was expecting too much? 
 Miles is a pretty likeable guy, nerd but good-looking (although i did not read any reference on how he looks, Alaska says he's good-looking). I honestly forgot his real name because all through out the book, he was called Pudge. I found his gullibility to vices (smoke and booze) relatable, because he wanted to be accepted by his peers in his new boarding school. I also found his attraction to Alaska very real - nerds tend to obsess over unattainable girls, right? 
 Alaska - sometimes i hate her, sometime i pity her. but did i like her? i'm not sure. She's too complicated. 
 I love the barn scene (Best day/Worst day game) and the prank scenes, especially the last one. 
 I don't think John Green is my cup of tea, but i will try to read Paper Towns. in a few months or so.