You can buy an abundance of katherines from your favorite retailer via. Unlike other john green books, it didnt flow off the page as nicely. For me, one of the great things about this book is the friendship between colin and hassan. An abundance of katherines is a fabulous read if you walk on the nerdy side and like your characters with a twist of quirky and unique and awkward. Apr 04, 2016 an abundance of katherines is a 2007 michael l. I eat words ya bibliophile one more page the book smugglers. Abundance shows you the key technological trends being developed today, to give you a glimpse of a future thats a lot brighter than you think and help you embrace the optimism we need to make it happen. An abundance of katherines by john green is based around colin. By no means was an abundance of katherines any less good than the other john green books i have read. We have tons of study questions for you here, all completely free. Colin singleton just graduated from high school when his 19th katherine dumped him. Maybe you only go for blondes who like a good game of dungeons and dragons, or perhaps you prefer bright brunettes who can speak spanish and quote the hunger games.
The combination of a seriously boring plot, a lessthanperfect big idea, lack of variety in the characters, and cliches throughout the book make this one to maybe pass by if you order or receive a john green box set for christmas. Theres strong language including st, ass, damn, bastard and various euphemisms for the male organ and references to. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of an abundance of katherines by john green. I have a bad habit of googling myself, and someone online somewhere said of katherines that it was a fine book, and reasonably funny, but that it was painfully obvious that the author was confronting his own conflicted feelings about having been a child prodigy.
The writing style was the same as in any john green book, intelligent, witty and laced with the authors own personality. I had first read aaok an abundance of katherines last year when school first started. The rest just seemed overused and overdone, and i was beginning to feel weary and bored just reading the book. Nothing left to lose matt kearny near the end of the book, colin and lindsey become closer friends. Buy a cheap copy of an abundance of katherines book by john green. Its filled with drama, humor, romance, and even action. Sep, 2014 an abundance of katherines by john green is based around colin. Green makes the characters very real and honest human beings, bringing in aspects of heart break, new beginnings, and disappointment. An abundance of katherines is a young adult novel by john green, author of the fault in our stars.
An abundance of katherines is a hilarious book but it did not make me laugh. An abundance of katherines by john green goodreads. This book was filled with all the emotions in a teenagers life. Theres strong language including st, ass, damn, bastard and various euphemisms for the male organ and references to sex, orgasms, and oral sex. For a quick summary, this book is about colin, a child prodigy, who will only date girls named katherine 19 of them, actually. No matter your preferences, we bet the people you crush on end up having a bit more in common than youd like to admit. An abundance of katherines book johnson county library.
Printz honor booklos angeles times book prize finalistnew york times bestsellerwhen it comes to relationships, colin singletons type is girls named katherine. Once hassan, colins best friend finds out, they decide to go on a road trip to get colins mind off of things. An abundance of katherines audiobook listen instantly. There are a lot of little anagram easter eggs in the book, but i never thought of doing that with the title, because this bookunlike all my othershad a title from the moment i began writing it. Parents need to know that an abundance of katherines is a quirky novel by john green the fault in our stars about teen boys who take a road trip to tennessee, where they get jobs recording the locals oral histories in the town of gutshot. An abundance of katherines by john green, paperback barnes. An abundance of katherines is a young adult novel by. Mar 05, 2018 john green has rapidly become one of my favourite authors. See more ideas about an abundance of katherines, john green books and john green. Colin singleton is a 17yearold recent high school graduate. Contrary to that book, though, this one was much more lighthearted and fun, rather than deep. An abundance of katherines by john green 2008, paperback. See more ideas about an abundance of katherines, john green and john green books. On a road trip miles from home, this anagramhappy, washedup child prodigy has ten thousand dollars in his pocket, a bloodthirsty feral.
Were dating the guy or gal of our dreams when suddenly, out of nowhere, we get dumped, leaving us heartbroken, angry, confused, and totally lonely. Theres strong language including st, ass, damn, bastard and various euphemisms for the male. An abundance of kathrines is an amazing book that every child prodigy and regular teenag. English book report for john greens an abundance of katherines. If youre looking for a free download links of an abundance of katherines pdf, epub, docx and torrent then this site is not for you. Ive always loved john greens books and an abundance of katherines is no different. Lets set the scene the last john green book i had read was looking for alaska, which. Dec 21, 2012 the only part of the plot that didnt seem cliche was the nineteen katherines, i had never read that in a book before. When it comes to relationships, colin singletons type is girls named katherine. His many accolades include the printz medal, a printz honor, and the edgar award. After finishing the third twin, i decided to do a r. Printz award annually honors the best book written for teens, based entirely on its literary merit, each year. An abundance of katherines audiobook by john green. He is in a state of depression after a girlfriend dumps him.
Lets set the scene the last john green book i had read was looking for alaska, which was. Thea reads an abundance of katherines by john green january 6, 2011 at 12. This isnt the first time this has happened to our main man colin. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. Sep 15, 2011 an abundance of katherines is a fabulous read if you walk on the nerdy side and like your characters with a twist of quirky and unique and awkward. But if you give it a bit of time and patience, you get used to it. An abundance of katherines was a good story, but i think i still liked looking for alaska by the same author way more. In fact, there is an entire appendix in the book for the math nerds out there. Collin spends the entire book producing this theorem to predict a relationship, specifically, his relationship with any girl named katherine. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. With the footnotes and the appendix that is at the end of the novel, green gives his readers a way of attempting to achieve precision and clarity of the story in general, but more specifically, colins mind.
Okay, maybe a little but that was more like snortinginmildamusement than. But unfortunately, and theres often a downside to most books, an abundance of katherines was written in a fairly confusing way. I loved an abundance of katherines, even more than mr. Child prodigy colin singleton had a hard luck with love. It includes the words a, ahole, btard, bch, bulls, craptastic, dn, dk, fag, h, py and s as well as various combinations of these words. Printz award, and i wont be surprised if this book is nominated, as well. Jul 10, 2016 abundance summary july 10, 2016 april 2, 2019 niklas goeke entrepreneurship, self improvement 1sentencesummary. Apr 19, 2015 an abundance of katherines is a brilliant, quirky and fantastically, nerdy book that i highly recommend. The writing is probably the only thing that would make an abundance of katherines worthwhile. An abundance of katherines by john green, paperback. John green has rapidly become one of my favourite authors. No matter your preferences, we bet the people you crush on end up having a bit more in common than youd. The name of god is misused multiple times in both arabic.
Jan 18, 2010 the book smugglers blog archive smugglivus 2010 feats of strength. An abundance of katherines book hennepin county library. Jun 26, 2017 anyway, coming back to an abundance of katherines, the book is funny, sweet and a pleasant read. An abundance of katherines is a brilliant, quirky and fantastically, nerdy book that i highly recommend. Nov 09, 2016 an abundance of katherines was a good story, but i think i still liked looking for alaska by the same author way more.
Okay, maybe a little but that was more like snortinginmildamusement than 2. The story starts with colin, a prodigy being dumped by his 19th girlfriend named katherine. Colin and hassan regularly use the words fug, fugging and fugger as standins for the actual fword which also appears occasionally. This song could be played during he many times colin talked about all the different kathrines to hassan. Imagine an operating room at the start of a daring but wellrehearsed procedure and you will have something of the atmosphere of an abundance of katherines. He dates 19 different katherines, and it makes his life seem like its stuck on replay. In fact id have to say that this is one of my favourites. He was dumped nineteen times and all the girls were named. But it had its adult parts such as language hell, st, dn, bd, and asit also had sex in it like references to man boobs and a girl taking off her shirt and. Nothing left to lose matt kearny near the end of the. Abundance summary july 10, 2016 april 2, 2019 niklas goeke entrepreneurship, self improvement 1sentencesummary.
First off praise john green he is an amazing author for young adult only. An abundance of katherines an abundance of katherines audiobook, by john green. Anyway, coming back to an abundance of katherines, the book is funny, sweet and a pleasant read. Abundance of katherines is a novel that seems to live in the shadow of the later john green best seller, the fault in our stars, however, this underdog was a 2007 michael l. Of course, an abundance of katherines does have the inimitable john green dry humour and wit but it deals less with health woes and more with the woes of being a teenage boy dealing with heartbreak.
On a road trip miles from home, this anagramhappy, washedup child prodigy has ten thousand dollars in his pocket, a bloodthirsty. If you are looking for a similar read then you have picked up the wrong book. An abundance of katherines audiobook, by john green. It was also named one of the books of the year by booklist, horn book, and kirkus. An abundance of katherines is a work of fiction that includes many mathematical terms and academic language. Having been recently dumped for the nineteenth time by a girl named katherine, recent high school graduate and former child prodigy colin sets off on a road trip with his best friend to try to find some new direction in life while also trying to create a mathematical formula to explain his relationships. And when it comes to girls named katherine, colin is always getting dumped. Ive now read four of his young adult ya novels, the latest being an abundance of katherines aok aok is about colin singleton, a young prodigy who finds himself at loose ends after being dumped by his 19 th girlfriend, all of whom have been called katherine. You can buy an abundance of katherines from your favorite retailer via the penguin portal.
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