Looking for Alaska by John Green (Book Review #1)
The intended audience for Looking for Alaska would most definitely be young adults. This book is about Miles Halter, a boy from Florida, who carries on his father's tradition of attending a boarding school in Alabama. Already, in the first 20 or so pages of the book, young adults can relate and connect with the book since most all of them are in high school or are recently out of high school. Miles is introduced to Alaska by his roommate, who is nicknamed The Colonel.
Purpose of 'The Fault in Our Stars' by John Green (Book Review #3)
I feel that the purpose of this book was to make you know that even when having a terminal illness, you can still find love. Which in reality, I'm not really sure that you could really do that because you're kind of focused on your illness, but hey, it's just a book (and also a pretty terrible movie). The tone of this book is hopefulness and sadness, in the beginning it gets you hopeful, like maybe Hazel and Gus can make it through their cancers together, but sadly, that is not the end result. Throughout this book, you bond with the characters, feeling like you too could understand what it's like to have a terminal illness, even though just reading a book about it can't make you even the slightest bit be able to relate with those who are ill. Another theme is the pain and loss that Hazel goes through. This theme is mildly there in the beginning of the book, you can feel that Hazel's parents are preparing themselves for the day that their daughter is gonna pass. Those feeling are then passed onto Hazel when she learns that Gus' cancer has gotten more progressed over time, meaning there was no way to save him.