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Apr 23, 2020JCLAlisonS rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
In “Turtles All the Way Down” we meet our protagonist, Aza, who struggles with elevated levels of anxiety on a frequent basis. She expertly draws poetic analogies to convey the depths of her affliction. We also have her best friend, Daisy, a fan fic aficionado and “normal teenage girl,” as well as a wealthy former classmate, Davis, whose father has disappeared. And thus, Daisy and Aza embark on a mystery! Where is the elusive father? It’s all beautifully written and occasionally captivating, but in all honesty, the mystery was wrapped up a bit too tidily and expediently. (Note: I know the mystery of the missing father wasn’t the main plot point, that we, as intelligent consumers of John Green literature, are supposed to reflect upon the nature of existence and materialism but why make it a main conflict then?). So on the John Green scale, I’d place it between The Fault in Our Stars and An Abundance of Katherines. Good and worth reading but in no way even close to the quality of Looking for Alaska.