Looking for Alaska
About this book
Before. Miles “Pudge” Halter is done with his safe life at home. His whole life has been one big non-event, and his obsession with famous last words has only made him crave “the Great Perhaps” even more (Francois Rabelais, poet). He heads off to the sometimes crazy and anything-but-boring world of Culver Creek Boarding School, and his life becomes the opposite of safe. Because down the hall is Alaska Young. The gorgeous, clever, funny, sexy, self-destructive, screwed up, and utterly fascinating Alaska Young. She is an event unto herself. She pulls Pudge into her world, launches him into the Great Perhaps, and steals his heart. Then. . . . After. *Nothing is ever the same.*
Reader Profile
4.0/5 · 1783291 readers · 344 pages · ≈ 6 h 22 m · Easy
How long does it take to read Looking for Alaska?
About ≈ 6 h 22 m — 344 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is Looking for Alaska?
344 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is Looking for Alaska?
It sits on the Young Adult, Fiction shelves.
Is Looking for Alaska in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who are the main characters in Looking for Alaska?
The main characters include Miles Halter, Alaska Young, Chip Martin, Takumi Hikohito.
Where does Looking for Alaska take place?
It is set in Alabama, Florida.
Who wrote Looking for Alaska?
John Green.
Why has Looking for Alaska been challenged or banned?
It appears on Wikipedia's list of the most commonly challenged books in the United States.