An Abundance of Katherines |  | Author: John Green
Publisher: Speak
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Rating:  53 reviews
Sales Rank: 13079
Media: Paperback
Edition: Reprint
Reading Level: Young Adult
Pages: 272
Number Of Items: 1
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Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 5.4 x 0.8
ISBN: 0142410705
EAN: 9780142410707
ASIN: 0142410705
Publication Date: October 16, 2008
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When it comes to relationships, Colin Singletons type is girls named Katherine. And when it comes to girls named Katherine, Colin is always getting dumped. Nineteen times, to be exact. On a road trip miles from home, this anagram-happy, washedup child prodigy has ten thousand dollars in his pocket, a bloodthirsty feral hog on his trail, and an overweight, Judge Judyloving best friend riding shotgunbut no Katherines. Colin is on a mission to prove The Theorem of Underlying Katherine Predictability, which he hopes will predict the future of any relationship, avenge Dumpees everywhere, and finally win him the girl. Love, friendship, and a dead Austro-Hungarian archduke add up to surprising and heart-changing conclusions in this ingeniously layered comic novel about reinventing oneself.
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 An Abundance of Laughter! November 23, 2009
Sam (Virginia)
I don't think I've ever laughed this much while reading a book. I decided to read this book after stumbling across the author's youtube channel "vlogbothers" and finding the witty banter between him and his brother wildly entertaining, so I started this book with high expectations. The book did not disappoint.
The book is about an ex-prodigy who has been dumped by 19 girlfriends of the same name, "Katherine." When the most recent Katherine breaks his heart, his best friend Hassin drags him on a road trip to heal is broken heart.
This is one of the best books I've read in a while and it certainly brightens up the increasingly vampire-ridden section of teen fiction. I great read!
 Good Book November 9, 2009
Laura Mangiarelli (NY)
Its a really good book.... if your in high school or younger (this is who its intended for anyway). i'm in college and i found it to be a little to immature for me. It was also very predictable.
 Weakest of John Green's October 11, 2009
T (NC)
If you are familiar with John Green, you probably already know his winning formula: a nerdy nice guy with a funny side-kick best friend, meets and falls in love with a mysterious popular but ultimately unhappy girl, then some kind of road trip ensues during which a life altering realization is achieved.
"An Abundance of Katherines" is no exception. Only this time the nerdy guy (Colin) is not that endearing (unlike Miles in "Looking For Alaska" or Quentin in "Paper Town"), the funny side-kick (Hassan) is not that funny, and the mysterious girl is not that mysterious or witty (compare Lindsey to Alaska and Margo). The 3rd person narration also doesn't help the cause. I think this kind of POV makes Colin unrelatable and exposes him for what he really is - a self-centered insecure super nerdy nerd whose head is full of theorems, anagrams, and numerous random facts. At some point you can't help but start thinking that if you were dating Colin, you'd break up with him just like all of his 19 ex-Katherines.
In spite of all the flaws, the book is still moderately entertaining, the story picks up significantly in the end. And unlike "Looking For Alaska" and "Paper Towns" it has a satisfying happy (for a change) ending. "An Abundance of Katherines" is a decent read, just not as good as other John Green's books.
John Green's Best Book After Reading All of His September 28, 2009
Freddie Dearest
This book is dripping with voice and humor.
Under normal circumstances, teen fiction that "drips with voice" is usually a red flag for "horribly written."
For example, Meg Cabot.
However, this book is extremely original, funny, well written, and even informative at some parts.
Hassan has got to be one of my favorite characters ever written. He. Is. Hilarious.
The footnotes don't get annoying, nor do they get less interesting.
Buy it. Read it. Love it.
Not because it's by John Green. As a matter of fact, forget it's John Green. It's frustrating how people that have no literary experience will read his books, and just because he's John Green, they'll love it and the next thing you know, he'll be the next "Twilight."
Definitely surpasses Paper Towns, and Looking for Alaska holds a close second. :)
Good read for those looking for a simple distraction September 22, 2009
Noel Modesto
I liked the story, but I am a fan of all the John Green books so don't take my review too seriously. I did win an award and I believe it deserved it.
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