"First drink. First prank. First friend. First love.

Last words. Miles Halter is fascinated by famous last words—and tired of his safe life at home. He leaves for boarding school to seek what the dying poet François Rabelais called the “Great Perhaps.” Much awaits Miles at Culver Creek, including Alaska Young, who will pull Miles into her labyrinth and catapult him into the Great Perhaps."

Read Date - May 2024

Length - 221 pages

Genre - Romance, Realistic Fiction, Coming Of Age

Rating - 9/10

Notes -  This book feels different from all the others i’ve read. Like there's so much substance to it, in a way i cant describe. The way the chapters are formatted is so smart because it leaves you there wondering what’s going to happen each minute, and you really get to take the time to stop and learn all the characters. I love the different dynamics between the friend group, and i like how they all have different lifestyles that are shown throughout the book. The anticipation was extremely good. The actual climax of the story is so soul crushing and brings tears to your eyes. Its something you dont expect to happen, and when it does, it’s just life changing.  its emotion invoking in multiple ways, and the way they tie The Labyrinth and The Great Perhaps into it, it really just hurts even harder. i had to put it down for a minute because it seriously hits you in the feelings and if you dont want to become a sobbing mess, you have to take breaks. i really like the mystery part of the story where the colonel and pudge are working to figure out what happened, and going through all the different signs. The foreshadowing was incredible, and i love how it pieced together. i adore the memorial prank. it so sweet and the rituals are so heartwarming and i love how they remember alaska. its so special. ive read reviews and some people hate the ending-- i loved it. It was something i considered but didnt expect, so knowing the truth about it brought me peace. I enjoyed this book more than others seemed to have, and i’m glad its apart of my library. and im not kidding when i say i teared up over the ending words being a last words quote?? OH MY GOD!!! perfect!! i love this book!!!