Katherines
Smugglivus 2010 Feats of Strength: Thea reads An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
By Thea On January 6, 2011 · 6 Comments · in 6 Rated Books, Book Reviews, Smugglivus
The Feats of Strength are an integral part of our annual Smugglivus Tradition. In the Feats of Strength, we each dare each other to read a book that we know is so far beyond the other’s comfort zone as to put it in another galaxy altogether. It is more than a mere Dare – it is a Feat of Strength.
Title: An Abundance of Katherines
Author: John Green
Genre: Contemporary YA
Publisher: Penguin USA
Publication Date: September 2006
Ebook: 272 Pages
When it comes to relationships, Colin Singleton’s type is girls named Katherine. And when it comes to girls named Katherine, Colin is always getting dumped. Nineteen times, to be exact. On a road trip miles from home, this anagram-happy, washedup child prodigy has ten thousand dollars in his pocket, a bloodthirsty feral hog on his trail, and an overweight, Judge Judy–loving best friend riding shotgun—but no Katherines. Colin is on a mission to prove The Theorem of Underlying Katherine Predictability, which he hopes will predict the future of any relationship, avenge Dumpees everywhere, and finally win him the girl. Love, friendship, and a dead Austro-Hungarian archduke add up to surprising and heart-changing conclusions in this ingeniously layered comic novel about reinventing oneself.
Stand alone or series: Stand alone novel
How did I get this book: Bought
Why did I read this book: Ana luuuuuurves John Green (this was the first book of his that she had read and reviewed) and she made me do it. Smugglivus. Feat of Strength. You get the picture.
Review:
So. I’ve made an important discovery – my own Colin/Archimedes style “Eureka!” Moment, if you will.
But before I get there, let me start at the beginning.
The Beginning (or, The Story)
Ever since reading aloud a newspaper headline at the ripe age of two, Colin Singleton’s life has been
By Thea On January 6, 2011 · 6 Comments · in 6 Rated Books, Book Reviews, Smugglivus
The Feats of Strength are an integral part of our annual Smugglivus Tradition. In the Feats of Strength, we each dare each other to read a book that we know is so far beyond the other’s comfort zone as to put it in another galaxy altogether. It is more than a mere Dare – it is a Feat of Strength.
Title: An Abundance of Katherines
Author: John Green
Genre: Contemporary YA
Publisher: Penguin USA
Publication Date: September 2006
Ebook: 272 Pages
When it comes to relationships, Colin Singleton’s type is girls named Katherine. And when it comes to girls named Katherine, Colin is always getting dumped. Nineteen times, to be exact. On a road trip miles from home, this anagram-happy, washedup child prodigy has ten thousand dollars in his pocket, a bloodthirsty feral hog on his trail, and an overweight, Judge Judy–loving best friend riding shotgun—but no Katherines. Colin is on a mission to prove The Theorem of Underlying Katherine Predictability, which he hopes will predict the future of any relationship, avenge Dumpees everywhere, and finally win him the girl. Love, friendship, and a dead Austro-Hungarian archduke add up to surprising and heart-changing conclusions in this ingeniously layered comic novel about reinventing oneself.
Stand alone or series: Stand alone novel
How did I get this book: Bought
Why did I read this book: Ana luuuuuurves John Green (this was the first book of his that she had read and reviewed) and she made me do it. Smugglivus. Feat of Strength. You get the picture.
Review:
So. I’ve made an important discovery – my own Colin/Archimedes style “Eureka!” Moment, if you will.
But before I get there, let me start at the beginning.
The Beginning (or, The Story)
Ever since reading aloud a newspaper headline at the ripe age of two, Colin Singleton’s life has been