I'm a sucker for knowing the author's story behind the story, and this one is no exception. Rumor has it (not verified by me), that after Fault in Our Stars, John Green had a bad time with his OCD. Again, I have no idea if this is true, but if it was, it makes the Turtles All the Way Down even more poignant. Aza and her friend are trying to find Aza's old friend's father who has disappeared. But she has issues of anxiety, which are manifested in OCD. What really makes me think this book is great is that it points out that the struggle is not unknown to Aza. She realizes that she is obsessed with certain things (in this case, microbes in her body), and the more she tries to not think about it, the more she ends up thinking about it, hence a never ending cycle. Kind of like when you try not to think of a purple snowman, you think of a purple snowman. Realistic resolutions in the end.
4/5 stars
I'm a sucker for knowing the author's story behind the story, and this one is no exception. Rumor has it (not verified by me), that after Fault in Our Stars, John Green had a bad time with his OCD. Again, I have no idea if this is true, but if it was, it makes the Turtles All the Way Down even more poignant. Aza and her friend are trying to find Aza's old friend's father who has disappeared. But she has issues of anxiety, which are manifested in OCD. What really makes me think this book is great is that it points out that the struggle is not unknown to Aza. She realizes that she is obsessed with certain things (in this case, microbes in her body), and the more she tries to not think about it, the more she ends up thinking about it, hence a never ending cycle. Kind of like when you try not to think of a purple snowman, you think of a purple snowman. Realistic resolutions in the end.
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December 2023
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