The book "An Abundance of Katherines"
by John Green is about soon to be collage freshman and prodigy, Colin
Singleton. Colin has a strange obsession with only dating girls named Katherine
and has recently been dumped by his nineteenth Katherine. After his breakup
with Katherine XIX, Colin was in a state of sadness and despair and felt as
thought his life might as well be over. Luckily for him, his friend Hassan
decides to drag Colin on a road trip that would give the two of them a break
from reality.
I
have so far enjoyed this book (even though I am not very far in) because it
takes a different approach on the cliché breakup. Instead of having the
stereotypical girl sitting in her room eating cartons of chocolate ice cream
while listening to every sad song she owns, here we have a high school graduate
trying to get over a previous girlfriend by going on a road trip and creating a
formula to find out who will dump who in any relationship. To me, this makes
the overall plot of the book far more interesting and exciting.
Another
reason why I am enjoying this book is because it has subtle comedy. Sometimes
authors add to much comedy, which distracts from the meaning of the story.
Having no comedy on the other hand, can make the story boring and less
enjoyable. In this book, John Green succeeded in having the story be truly
funny while still embracing the plot.
Overall I think this book is very well
written. I have found that the story is very simple and yet is very complex,
and this is what makes you want to keep reading.
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