(89)Turtles All the Way Down by John Green

Friday, October 27, 2017


Aza and Daisy have been best friends since grade school.  Aza isn't your typical teenager, she struggles with severe anxiety that nearly paralyzes her at times. But Daisy has been by her side for years and Daisy deals with Aza's quirkiness because of their friendship. One day Daisy heard on the news about a local billionaire who has gone missing.  There is a $100,000 reward and Daisy thinks that they can find him, especially since the billionaire's son, Davis, is an old friend of Aza's from "sad camp".  The summer camp that they went to after Aza's dad and Davis's mom died way too young.  Sixteen-year-old Aza's best friend has come up with a crazy way for them to make money. It was easier to reconnect to David that Aza expected, but now she has to choose - his friendship or pursuing the $100,000 reward.   The pressure is sending Aza's anxiety through the roof and it all comes to a climactic explosion that could ruin Aza's friendships, and her life, forever.

I don't think that there is an author out there that can depict the tribulations of teens like John Green.   Being a teen in today's world is tough.  Being a teenager with severe anxiety is even more difficult.  Aza's struggles with anxiety are so well documented by Green that I think people of all ages will be able to relate to her.  Her relationship with Daisy was an interesting one. To me, it was Daisy who was "exhausting" with her constant chattering.  And I was FURIOUS on Aza's behalf when she made the discovery that led to the critical moment of the book.  With friends like that who needs enemies? --  CLICK HERE FOR SPOILERS  Ultimately, I really liked the book and I really loved Aza.   The end was satisfactory, but I wish that more was done to illustrate Aza's inner-strength regarding her friendship with Daisy.  I know that Green probably was authentic in the way that it went down but as a forty-two-year-old woman, that would not have been okay.

Bottom-Line - Even though I struggled with parts of this book, Turtles All the Way Down is a great book and is going to be under the tree for the teen girl in my life.

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