Turtles All The Way Down by John Green follows Aza Holmes, a
high school student that suffers with obsessive compulsive disorder and
anxiety. The story begins when Daisy, Aza's good friend, finds out that Russell
Picket, a billionaire and Davis Pickett's father, Aza's old friend, has
suddenly gone missing. The timing is quite ironic because he was being
investigated for fraud at the time. Because the award to find Pickett is
100,000 dollars, Daisy and Aza go on a hunt to find him. Chaos ensues.
I believe that this book is very important because it helps
remove the stigma that surrounds people who have a mental illness, specifically
obsessive compulsive disorder. Despite all the awful things that come Ava's
way, it's inspiring to see how she always gets back up on her feet. The book is
definitely one of John Green's better ones so if you've read any of his books
prior and you weren't impressed, I highly recommend you give this one a shot. I
thought it was extremely well-written and perfectly paced. I enjoyed how he
combined a high school drama with an insane mystery, the daily struggles of
someone with mental illness, and romance. Green is a master of portraying
teenagers less as whiny drama queens and more as intelligent and mature people.
This book was truly amazing! Do yourself a favor and make some time to read it.
Reviewed by Melody Seraydarian, Grade 11
Montrose Library
1 comment:
Turtles All The Way Down focusses on a girl named Aza and her struggle dealing with severe anxiety. In the story Aza and her best friend, Daisy, go searching for a missing billionaire to win a hundred thousand dollar reward. However, through their search Aza meets Davis, the missing billionaire's oldest son. As their relationship grows Aza must find a way to deal with her anxiety and not break Davis' heart with the truth about her search for his father.
John Green is one of my new favorite authors because his books do not disappoint. After I read this, it instantly became one of my favorites. It has some romance but mainly focuses on friendship. Aza really struggles with so much through this book and you just have to root for her. There are a few times when the other characters portray Aza as a villain but the author does a good job of having the reader see through her perspective. This makes the reader sympathize for Aza and understand her point of view. There were so many times I was mad at her best friend Daisy because I thought she never tried to understand Aza's side of the story. Overall Turtles All The Way Down was an emotional roller-coaster but if you hang on it's definitely worth the ride.
Reviewed by SJ, Grade 8
Glendale Central Library
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