Looking for Alaska

I decided that I wanted to read the book, Looking for Alaska because I had heard about the book before and that it was pretty good. I thought that that the book was very good and I am glad I chose it. I wouldn't say that I made that many connections to it because his life is very different than mine. But he is a kid in high school and in that way there is some connections like the different cliques and how his relationship between his friends strengthen as they go through tough times. I think that this book would be good for a large variety of people. It is focused towards high school students though because they can probably relate to it the most. But I think that even if you were older you could enjoy it because everybody goes through tough times in their life and they have to overcome it and keep going with their life. It is a fun book to read because the author is really good wording and making it feel as if you are talking directly to the person. And he has them use different slang based on where the come from.

Looking for Alaska

The book that I am reading is split up into two parts. Because of this the author has to make the sure that the first part of the book has to really hook the reader so that they keep reading past the first part. My quote that I decide to use is from the very end of the first part and it really leads you into the next part and foreshadows what may happen later. In the book, Looking for Alaska it says,

 “We did not say: Don't drive. You're drunk.

   We did not say: We aren't letting you in that car when you are upset.
  
   We did not say: we insist on going with you.

   We did not say: this can wait until tomorrow. Anything - everything - can wait. "

 I don’t want to give anything away but here is a short explanation of what is going on at this time. Right before this point in the text Alaska, Pudge, and the Colonel were up until late drinking and then Alaska wakes up to the phone ringing and a minute later starts freaking out and wakes up the others and tells them they have to help her get out. So they distract the Eagle and she is able to get out but then they run into trouble.