Reviews
- Featured on Fresh Air, Studio 360, Good Morning Amercia, The TODAY Show - A People Magazine Book of the Week - L.A. Times Holiday Gift Guide selection - A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year "This novel is by far [Green''s] most difficult to read. It''s also his most astonishing . . . . So surprising and moving and true that I became completely unstrung . . . . One needn''t be suffering like Aza to identify with it. One need only be human." --The New York Times "A tender story about learning to cope when the world feels out of control ." - People "A powerful tale for teens (and adults) about anxiety, love and friendship." --The Los Angeles Times " Turtles delivers a lesson that we so desperately need right now: Yes, it is okay not to be okay.... John Green has crafted a dynamic novel that is deeply honest, sometimes painful, and always thoughtful ." - Mashable " Green does more than write about ; he endeavours to write inside .... No matter where you are on the spiral--and we''re all somewhere--Green''s novel makes the trip, either up or down, a less solitary experience." - The Globe and Mail " A thoughtful look at mental illness and a debilitating obsessive-compulsive disorder that doesn''t ask but makes you feel the constant struggles of its main character . . . . Turtles explores the definition of happy endings, whether love is a tragedy or a failure, and a universal lesson for us all: ''You work with what you have.''" - USA Today " Tender, wise, and hopeful ." - The Wall Street Journal " A new modern classic. " - The Guardian " Green''s most authentic and most ambitious work to date. " - Bustle " An existential teenage scream. " - Vox " Funny, clever , and populated with endearing characters." - Entertainment Weekly "An incredibly powerful tale of the pain of mental illness, the pressures of youth, and coming of age when you feel like you''re coming undone." - Shelf Awareness " A richly rewarding read ...the most mature of Green''s work to date and deserving of all the accolades that are sure to come its way." - Booklist "In an age where troubling events happen almost weekly, this deeply empathetic novel about learning to live with demons and love one''s imperfect self is timely and important ." - Publishers Weekly "A deeply resonant and powerful novel that will inform and enlighten readers even as it breaks their hearts. A must-buy." - School Library Journal Praise for John Green - 50 million books in print worldwide - #1 New York Times Bestseller #1 Wall Street Journal Bestseller #1 USA Today Bestseller #1 International Bestseller Michael L. Printz Award Winner Michael L. Printz Honor Winner Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist TIME 100 Most Influential People Forbes Celebrity 100 NPR''s 100 Best-Ever Teen Novels TIME Magazine ''s 100 Best Young Adult Books of All Time Critical acclaim for The Fault in Our Stars : "Damn near genius . . . The Fault in Our Stars is a love story, one of the most genuine and moving ones in recent American fiction, but it''s also an existential tragedy of tremendous intelligence and courage and sadness." -- Lev Grossman, TIME Magazine "This is a book that breaks your heart--not by wearing it down, but by making it bigger until it bursts." -- The Atlantic "Remarkable . . . A pitch-perfect, elegiac comedy." --USA Today "[Green''s] voice is so compulsively readable that it defies categorization. You will be thankful for the little infinity you spend inside this book." --NPR.org "John Green deftly mixes the profound and the quotidian in this tough, touching valentine to the human spirit." --The Washington Post "[Green] shows us true love--two teenagers helping and accepting each other through the most humiliating physical and emotional ordeals--and it is far more romantic than any sunset on the beach." -- New York Times Book Review
