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Turtles All the Way Down
Turtles All the Way Down | John Green
The wait is over! John Green, the #1 bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars, is back. It all begins with a fugitive billionaire and the promise of a cash reward. Turtles All the Way Down is about lifelong friendship, the intimacy of an unexpected reunion, Star Wars fan fiction, and tuatara. But at its heart is Aza Holmes, a young woman navigating daily existence within the ever-tightening spiral of her own thoughts. In his long-awaited return, John Green shares Aza's story with shattering, unflinching clarity.
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Kris10H
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If you follow John Green on Tiktok, you know that he is incredibly intelligent and insightful. That shines through in his writing. He has such a beautiful point of view, and way of describing things, that is frankly quite poetic. I generally borrow my ebooks from the library, and if I like a book enough, I will buy a hard copy. This is one of those. Must annotate!!

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Kris10H
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BoleyBooks
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Tackle the TBR 🤓📚
What are you reading?
#boleybooks #turtlesallthewaydown #johngreen #bookbeast #bookbuds #bookchat

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BooksAreBetter

This book made me question my lives purpose

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BooksBaby
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The characters are going through so much but their feelings are written down in an understanding way even though they are difficult to understand, which I LOVE.

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genevieve.medhurst
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Turtles All the Way Down is a young adult fiction novel following Aza Holmes, a teenager struggling to cope with her OCD and anxiety. She finds herself in a situation where one of her old friend‘s father has gone missing mysteriously. Because Aza knows the family, she could potentially assist in finding him for great compensation.

genevieve.medhurst If you like books that deal with mental struggles, teenage romance, and mystery, this is certainly a novel I reccommend reading. This book is written in the first-person point of view, as shown through the way John Greene uses pronouns such as, I, me, and we and allows the reader to know what Aza is thinking and feeling.

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MissYaremcio SUCH A GOOD DOG!! This is my favourite John Green book...6/6 12mo
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katiekat311
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I‘ve been in a reading rut and my #Roll100 board has noticed. I decided to help “clean off” my shelf this month and conveniently hoards of them were also on my #Roll100 list! Hoping to really do some damage with #bookspin #doublespin and #Roll100 this month to get back on track!

PuddleJumper Good luck! 12mo
TheSpineView Good luck! 12mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 12mo
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prideandorangejuice
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“I kept thinking about how sky is a singular noun, as if it's one thing. But the sky isn't one thing. The sky is everything. And last night, it was enough.” - John Green

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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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#Canvas
#InQuotes

🧡 🐢 🖼️

IndoorDame 💚💚💚 14mo
Eggs Perfect 🤩🐢 (edited) 14mo
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fransbookshelf
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another john green masterpiece

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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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“Your now is not your forever.”

I loved this book! So many thought provoking quotes! Stunning and hard to read at times… touches on many mental health challenges. One of the few YA novels that I really enjoyed! Loved Asa and Daisy! I may read this one again soon 🧡 🐢

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Scochrane26 I often recommend this to my clients with ocd/anxiety. I think Green does well with letting others inside the head of a person with this mental illness. Of course, he has it, so he can describe it well. 14mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Scochrane26 it‘s a great book 🧡 14mo
Eggs Perfection 👏🏻💗🥰 14mo
Garabrandtreviews That was a great read! 14mo
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lynneamch
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I had bailed on thus one awhile back, but decided to give it another try after seeing these turtles all the way down a log on my walk last week. Seemed like a sign. I'm glad I did. I thought Green did an effective job of showing the challenges and frustrations of dealing with intrusive thoughts and compulsive behaviors. It is ultimately a hopeful message about having a fulfilling life with all of its ups and downs. #mentalhealth

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🧡🧡🧡 1y
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Johanna414
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I have started a faculty book club at work this year and Turtles All the Way Down is our first book. Which means I probably ought to start reading it... 🤣

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allureofbeauty
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Some Goodwill finds.

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Horsedancer98
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I read this book about 3 years ago. So I re-read it this week… my 1 star rating still stands. There‘s not really a plot and the only point to this book is that life goes on and we exist.

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kelli7990
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This is a book I‘m ashamed I still haven‘t read it yet and there‘s a lot of books that I feel that way about too. I‘m ashamed I haven‘t read this one because I‘ve owned it since it was published in 2017. I bought it because the synopsis sounded interesting to me and I love John Green‘s writing. I remember when there was a lot of hype around this book in the book community. I‘ve read 4 of his books so far and I enjoyed them.

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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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Could this be the same turtle revisiting me from June 2020? I love turtles 🐢 ❤️ the markings look the same!

Bookwomble It's one of those boomerang turtles; they always come back 🐢😁 2y
marleed I bet it is! Years ago I convinced my late husband to stop transporting box turtles from Grandma‘s home in SE Missouri to our backyard in NE Kansas by showing him an article that box turtles stayed very close to their place of birth and likely would not thrive in the wild if moved. However, we spotted turtles in ours and neighbor yards in the 10 after he died. We called any turtles we saw Craig! We moved but believe the Craig turtles thrive! 2y
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Megabooks I think it is!! 2y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @marleed that‘s so interesting! Thank you for sharing ❤️ 🐢 2y
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Jfishtech
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Smashed in one day

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rainflower1427
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Starting a new book, Turtles All the Way Down by John Green. I'm so excited for this one. 😌📚🐢

I'm on my way to collecting every book John Green has written so far, this will be my 2nd one read. Next I'm starting Will Grayson, Will Grayson, if anyone has heard of that one! So excited!

marleed I‘m working my way through John Green books, as well. Turtles all the way down is one of my favorites. 2y
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kplovesbooks Omg. This book meant to much to me. ♥️♥️♥️♥️ 2y
Eggs @kplovesbooks ❤️🙏🏻📚 2y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Awesome book! I lost mine in a #LMPC swap 💔 2y
Eggs I gave mine away too @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 2y
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SqueakyChu
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That would be your soul mate!

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SqueakyChu
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I‘ve read books by this author before so I feel pretty sure I‘ll enjoy reading this book. I just bailed on another book that was too disjointed for me. If this is merely a linear story, there should be smooth sailing ahead. 😊

PaperbackPirate I just bought this because of a reference Stephen King made to the title. I hope you like it! 3y
SqueakyChu @PaperbackPirate I always try to read what Stephen King recommends! 😃 We can now read it at the same time. I hope you like it as well. (edited) 3y
PaperbackPirate Well he didn‘t recommend it - he talked about the mythology where some say it‘s actually a turtle holding the earth up on its back, which is the source of this title. 🐢🌎 3y
SqueakyChu @PaperbackPirate That‘s interesting! 3y
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amontes
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I really liked it. I saw myself in this book a lot so I appreciated that. The mystery part of it I was not a fan of.

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radesilets
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I think for anyone who suffers from spiraling, this may help your friends and family understand what it‘s like to be stuck in you. As someone who has panic attacks, this was real. This was my brain, at war with itself, where logic does not make sense once the spiral has started to churn. Honestly, a fictional masterpiece about mental health. #bookspin hosted by @TheAromaofBooks and second book for #litsysummercampreadathon by @ImperfectCJ

radesilets I want to add: knowing you are in a spiral logically, but still not logically be able to stop it even though you want to is the most frustrating aspect about spirals. And he writes this so well. (edited) 3y
TheAromaofBooks Great review!! 3y
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ChaoticMissAdventures
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Weekend plans 📚📚📚
#tbr

BookishMarginalia Pretty pic! 3y
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TheSpineView
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#Movie2BookRecs @Klou
Prompt: Halle Berry

Klou Great choices!! 3y
Deifio So turtles all the way down is a reference to Discworld right? 3y
TheSpineView @Deifio I don't know. I choose the book for the way Green handles the main character Aza's anxiety and her compulsive behavior. I saw parallels of her mental illness with the addiction to drugs that Jerry struggled with in the movie. 3y
Scochrane26 Turtles all the Way Down is a reference to Stephen Hawking, I think. I read another book recently that also referenced it. Something about time. @Deifio (edited) 3y
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Tera66
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#Curiouscovers #Circles
@Eggs & @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
Had to dip into my TBR for this one.

Eggs 🌀💙🌀 3y
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Madelpadel

“Most adults are hollowed out. You watch them try to fill themselves up with booze or money or God or fame or whatever they worship, and it all rots them from the inside until nothing is left but the money or booze or God they thought would save them . . . Adults think they‘re wielding power, but really power is wielding them.”

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Madelpadel

“Your now is not your forever.”

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Madelpadel

“The way people talked about fathers could almost make you glad not to have one.”

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Madelpadel
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“Anybody can look at you. It‘s quite rare to find someone who sees the same world you see.”

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Sreckess
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I loved John Green‘s podcast “The Anthropocene Reviewed” - it‘s smart, tender, empathetic, and curious. He went on hiatus because of COVID-19 and I have missed him like I miss my friends. I turned to this book and found my fix. YA novels sometime tackle tough topics more deftly than adult fiction, and this is one of those instances. Green gives us a heroine struggling with mental illness that is among the best I have ever read.

CogsOfEncouragement Green‘s book is due out May 18. I also enjoy listening to the Dear Hank and John podcast. 3y
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paige.yearous
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Questions about the whereabouts of rich Mr. Davis Pickett still arouse as Aza Holmes and Davis Jr. build a stronger relationship. Aza tries to support Davis as he accepts the fact that his father may never come back, though she finds this hard as her OCD gets in the way of her getting too intimate with him. Meanwhile, Aza‘s besfriend Daisy develops feelings for a certain “man-baby” named Mychal.

paige.yearous If you like books that seem to go on forever, this one‘s for you. 3y
paige.yearous This book takes place in the first person point of view. We get to see the world through Aza‘s perspective. While reading the book, we often get glimpses into what Aza is thinking on a deeper level instead of just seeing her actions and what she is witnessing. The concerns and worries she has about illness and disease never seem to leave her mind, and play a key role in depicting her OCD. 3y
MissYaremcio Nicely done Paige! If it's not your favourite book there is no shame in choosing another! 6/6 3y
MissYaremcio Nicely done Paige! If it isn't your favourite book there is no shame in changing it for a different one! 6/6 3y
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DebbieGrillo I listened to this one. #audiobook 3y
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Soul
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I'm very grateful to be with you all here....also my sincere gratitude to all those who welcomed me warm heartedly....so here's something I would like to share with you all....a piece of my work.... please don't mind .... I'm not that good....but I try my best...so it's above....I wrote that after reading #turtles all the way down...it made all my pensive mood rule over me...

DrexEdit Welcome to Litsy! Thanks for the follow. I like your poem, but haven't yet read John Green's turtles yet. 3y
Moonprismpower Welcome to Litsy. I hope you like it here. It‘s a great community. What genres do you read besides ya? I read primarily ya. I‘m currently reading The tagged book. I also read some fiction, urban fantasy and some nonfiction. 3y
sharread Welcome to Litsy. 3y
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MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm Welcome to Litsy! I love your username! 🥰 3y
Soul @DrexEdit ... he's awesome writter.... should read once. 3y
Soul @Moonprismpower ...I too like fiction... 3y
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paige.yearous
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Aza Homles has OCD. She overthinks, hates germs and struggles to be normal. She starts to leave her comfort zone when Davis Pickett, a local rich man goes missing. Daisy, her best friend, convinces Aza to use her friendship with Mr. Pickett‘s son to find Davis and collect the cash reward for finding him.
If you like books about oddball teens, this is for you.
Mental illness is a recurring motif. It‘s represented in ways like Aza‘s finger wound.

MissYaremcio Nicely done Paige! I haven't read this one but John Green is amazing! I was just missing a little bit more on the significance of the motif in the novel! 5.5/6 3y
paige.yearous @MissYaremcio I was running out of room writing the motif. This motif is significant because it represent the deep rooted OCD Aza must live with. The wound is a cut on her finger she consistently reopens, sanitizes, clears of any bacteria and bandages. It is a clear and good example of OCD and is significant in showing the inner struggles Aza must continue to deal with. Despite Aza‘s world being in a constant state of change, this stays the same. 3y
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Anoukeboek
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Aza lives a difficult life. I've never really heard how people with OCD think, and it makes me feel accepted, although Daisy finds it hard to deal with it. Green's writing style is very interesting. I expected another adventure novel with the search of Davis' father, but this was better. Really loved it!
(🎧 - audiobook)

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rather_be_reading
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Look at how much i was reading in 2017. This is when I started really keeping track and startes setting goals for myself. This is proof you can grow expotentially if you want to. Reading 30 books a year to now 225!

Thousand-Lives That‘s amazing! 3y
tracey38 Wow! 3y
Nute Wow! 3y
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Sargar114
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Most of this book was middle of the road for me. But I really enjoyed how the ending was written, hopeful yet realistic, which bumped it up for me. It also was a good look at living with mental health which I appreciated, while made for an intense read at times. I suppose that‘s life though. Using for a free space on my #bookspinbingo board.

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3y
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CaliforniaCay
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🐢I'm not exactly like the main character in the tagged book but I saw a lot of myself in her
🐢I played volleyball all through high school. I don't keep up with sports but I've always loved the summer Olympics and used to be obsessed with Michael Phelps
🐢I'm really grateful for my job and for #litsylove - both keep me busy and sane🙃
🐢Thanks for the tag @eeclayton - I tag anyone who wants to play! #thankfulthursdays @Cosmos_Moon

eeclayton I love the summer Olympics too 😊 3y
Cosmos_Moon I looove the olympics! Track is my fav, but I love swimming, gymnastics... and Winter Olympics, too! 3y
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Sargar114
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I quite enjoy that she so deeply explained love and the importance to not cheapen the feeling...and goes on to explain to have found love with her car. I know that feeling 💛🚗

Josee.lit.a.lu.et.lira So sensible 💚 and so funny 🚙🙃😆 4y
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MelKelsey
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Book 114 I listened to this coming-of-age YA novel that's part-mystery, part-romance. The protagonist, while coping with extreme anxiety, learns to look outside herself. The characters are good, and the ending is refreshingly not exactly what you'd expect. That being said, John Green's writing feels pretentious.