Summary: An Abundance Of Katherines

An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
An Abundance of Katherines is a book about a guy named Colin who was dumped by 19 girls named Katherine. He went on a road trip with his friend Hassan to take his mind off the last Katherine and to prove a mathematical theorem he thinks that will predict the future of relationships (also help him to finally get a girl and stable relationship). The book is published in 2006, and in 2007 it won Michael L. Printz Award and received recognition as one of American Library Association's Best Books for Young Adults. John Green was asked to write the screenplay but there is no serious development on a film adaptation of the book (yet).
This young adult novel is received in a neutral way by the public; not too
He desperately wants to matter in life. He wants to be remembered for contributing to the world in some way and he decided to make a mathematical theorem that can predict the future of relationships. From his love life history, with all the Katherines, he could split it on who was the dumper or the dumpee. The sad thing here is that all Katherines were just numbers for him, nothing special, playing out the same relationship over and over again. He finally breaks the cycle with Lindsey. He has inner conflicts (because of being just a prodigy) and he is looking for a person he could open up to. His friend Hassan isn't the good person for that, but he is his only friend and Hassan is actually the only person that can be straight with him and tell him how annoying he is and what should he change. Hassan is s slacker and it makes funny contrast with Colin, who is constantly working. Hassan and Colin had some little fights over Colin's life and his way of dealing with breakups. The right person for sharing secrets was Lindsey. She taught him how to tell a story, how to shoot and how to be with people (in a ''normal'' way). She showed him her secret cave and there they had some deep personal conversations and shared secrets. She realized she was wrong and decided to breakup with her boyfriend. With some fun talking and
A lot of teens today try not to be "basic", forgetting to be themselves. In my opinion, everyone is unique in some kind; the problem is with those who hide their uniqueness, trying to be someone else. Lindsey had that problem as well; she faked it so much that she is one big phony most of the time, which is pretty relatable. After wearing so many masks it can be hard to remember who you really are. One of the things that attracts her to Colin is that he's just himself, even if that self is an annoying know-it-all.
The novel doesn't end with Colin figuring out how he is unique and amazing and becoming a genius. Instead, he learns to sit back and see where his relationship with Lindsey takes him. In the end he feels "not-unique in the very best possible way".
The emotions this book could provoke are definitely joy and laughter, but also some kind of astonishment. In some weird way, I could relate to Colin and his obsession with wanting to control what happens to him. Being thunderstruck isn't a great feeling, so it is in human's nature wanting to predict everything, so I think I understand him. The strength of this book is how everyone deep down relate to Colin, although all of us would say that he is weird and creepy; he just emphasizes his