• Looking for Alaska

  • By: John Green
  • Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
  • Length: 6 hrs and 40 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (2,098 ratings)

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Looking for Alaska

By: John Green
Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
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Publisher's summary

Now a Hulu Limited Series!

The award-winning, genre-defining debut from John Green, the number one best-selling author of Turtles All the Way Down and The Fault in Our Stars

Winner of the Michael L. Printz Award
A Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist
A New York Times Best Seller
A USA Today Best Seller
NPR’s Top Ten Best-Ever Teen Novels
TIME magazine’s 100 Best Young Adult Novels of All Time
A PBS Great American Read Selection
Millions of copies sold!

First drink. First prank. First friend. First love. Last words.

Miles Halter is fascinated by famous last words - and tired of his safe life at home. He leaves for boarding school to seek what the dying poet François Rabelais called the “Great Perhaps”. Much awaits Miles at Culver Creek, including Alaska Young, who will pull Miles into her labyrinth and catapult him into the Great Perhaps.

Looking for Alaska brilliantly chronicles the indelible impact one life can have on another. A modern classic, this stunning debut marked number one best-selling author John Green’s arrival as a groundbreaking new voice in contemporary fiction.

©2008 John Green (P)2019 Listening Library

Critic reviews

"What sets this novel apart is the brilliant, insightful, suffering but enduring voice of Miles Halter." (Chicago Tribune)

"A gem of modern literature." (Guardian)

"What sings and soars in this gorgeously told tale is Green’s mastery of language and the sweet, rough edges of Pudge’s voice." (Kirkus)

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I am concussed dot-dot-dot

This novel has been my favorite since the moment I finished it the first time. I've bought the anniversary edition and have read it at least three times. So when I saw that Wil Wheaton, my favorite actor, would be narrating my favorite book I literally cried. His performance in Ready Player one practically save the book and it was amazing here as well. he definitely has a knack for this stuff.
John's writing style is by far the most philosophical I've ever seen. It shows in his Vlogbrothers videos and it shows here. Awkward moments, new friends, love, pranks, heartbreak, and quite a bit of mystery. If you know John well enough and his love for Catcher in the Rye you might be worried but, thankfully, there's only mild teen angst. All of which are seen in other novels bit they blend so nicely here. It feels so real.
I believe there are moments in this book for everyone. Something that everyone will need. Maybe not the whole book for some. But I can attest, without a doubt, that there are many moments where I am the mother f****** fox.🦊

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An amazin emotional rollercoaster that I loved <3

This is some good shit. I need 15 words soooo blaaaaahhhhhhh Blahhh blahhhhh blahhhh blaaaahhhh.

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I liked it

I listened to this because it is our exchange student's favorite book. I wanted to have something to talk to her about when she first came to live with us. I can see the attraction for teens. Lots and lots of foul language. I despised that part of it, but it was a good story.

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Dear John: please stop making me cry

A beautifull smart story as only john can pin.
i am a grown ass 26 year old man and im an not ashamed to say i am 3 for 3 on crying awhile reading these books

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Loved it

There's something very charming and warm about Wil Wheaton's narration voice that allows this book and really any book he narrates to be so inviting and relatable. The content of this story was great. It had me guessing where the plot would turn next, and the complexity and unpredictability of Alaska's character is what kept me reeled in. While I kind of guessed what the twist would be that would resolve the main conflict at the end of the book, I definitely did not see the second twist coming. Satisfying ending and great story.

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wonderful

this was a great listen. loved the story line great characters and Wil Wheaton is a wonderful narrator

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So boring and a waste of a credit. I don't understand the high reviews on this book.

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it was OKAYYY. just ok.

There are books that I can't stop. I NEED to listen to them so I know what happens next. This was not one of them. This was more like I have nothing else better to do so I might as well get this one over with so I can move on to the next one. This took me too long to finish because I had to push myself to listen. Just .. ok.

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Realistic.

I chose this book because it caused a stir at my daughter’s school when it was assigned to a 9th grade lit class. Smoking. Drinking. Sex…honestly, it all seems like an accurate portrayal of boarding school life to me. In fact, I found the characters to be believable, too. And Green made me care about them. I was drawn into their story. I laughed and cried— and cringed—with them. This is an emotionally raw, but beautiful piece of literature that left me wanting to discuss it with other readers and writers. Now, would I feel that way if I were in the 9th grade? Meh. The scene with the blow job seems…gratuitous to me as an adult. I think I would have wanted to hide under my desk if I had to discuss it in class or write a paper on it or answer an exam question about it. Did I feel embarrassed by The Bell Jar when I was in the 9 th grade? Probably. But I don’t remember.

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Enjoyed the John Green in the characters

Interesting YA read after a long time. If you like to hear John Green talking, you will love him pouring through the characters’ dialogues and thoughts - and that’s what I enjoyed as well. Liked the emotional development of characters throughout the books, but felt the ending to be underwhelming after the buildup.

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