• Looking for Alaska

  • By: John Green
  • Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
  • Length: 6 hrs and 40 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (2,117 ratings)

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Looking for Alaska

By: John Green
Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
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Publisher's summary

Now a Hulu Limited Series!

The award-winning, genre-defining debut from John Green, the number one best-selling author of Turtles All the Way Down and The Fault in Our Stars

Winner of the Michael L. Printz Award
A Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist
A New York Times Best Seller
A USA Today Best Seller
NPR’s Top Ten Best-Ever Teen Novels
TIME magazine’s 100 Best Young Adult Novels of All Time
A PBS Great American Read Selection
Millions of copies sold!

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.

Looking for Alaska brilliantly chronicles the indelible impact one life can have on another. A modern classic, this stunning debut marked number one best-selling author John Green’s arrival as a groundbreaking new voice in contemporary fiction.

©2008 John Green (P)2019 Listening Library

Critic reviews

"What sets this novel apart is the brilliant, insightful, suffering but enduring voice of Miles Halter." (Chicago Tribune)

"A gem of modern literature." (Guardian)

"What sings and soars in this gorgeously told tale is Green’s mastery of language and the sweet, rough edges of Pudge’s voice." (Kirkus)

Featured Article: Over 17 Years After His Debut, John Green's Call to Empathy Still Resonates


Without question, our teen and young adult years are among our most formative. It is then that we learn how to connect with each other and our world at large, form and navigate relationships on our own, and craft identities for ourselves independent from our upbringing. This essential listening guide houses all of John Green’s published works in audio, from his acclaimed young adult novels to his fan-favorite podcasts.

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Loved it

There's something very charming and warm about Wil Wheaton's narration voice that allows this book and really any book he narrates to be so inviting and relatable. The content of this story was great. It had me guessing where the plot would turn next, and the complexity and unpredictability of Alaska's character is what kept me reeled in. While I kind of guessed what the twist would be that would resolve the main conflict at the end of the book, I definitely did not see the second twist coming. Satisfying ending and great story.

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loved it

great story, great message, and ofcourse amazing narration by Wil Wheaton. I'd recommend it to young adults +

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Wil Wheaton narrating + good story = Winner

I am a huge Wil Wheaton fan when it comes to him narrating a story. I think I could listen to him forever. This sounded like a good story and with Wil narrating it I figured I couldn't go wrong. And I didn't. Great story - a bit sad - but honestly, true to life in many ways. Well worth the read.

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Loved

I loved the feel of this book. It had the feel of “Stand By Me”/ “Dead Poet Society”. It was a beautiful story that I will read again underlining all the things that spoke to me. The only thing I will miss about reading a physical copy is the narration. It was so so well done.

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Unexpectedly hooked

I so enjoyed this book! I had no idea of the premise prior to starting it, but I’m very glad I did. I absolutely devoured it.

To add to the experience, Will did a wonderful job narrating, as always. He is one of my favourite narrators.

Highly recommend this.

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stopped at The Last Day

I don't know, I never really got into this book. The kids seemed not too bright, chronically unkind and incapable of empathy, and each messed up in different - boring - ways. I just couldn't care what happened to either the first person kid or to Alaska. Love Wil Wheaton as a narrator, but I'd like to be able to rely on his choices of books to narrate.

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A great book about the Great Perhaps

Much is made about the incredibly tame “sex scenes” of this book. The thing is, sex is not what’s being sold here. It’s about teen angst over love and yresponsibility. About the power of friendships and the merits of loyalty and duty and scholarship.
It even warns us all about the power of strong drink.

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I watched the series on hulu so i know what’s going to happen but if the book is anything like the show 10/10 so good i wish i had the heart to finish it, the show had me in tears.

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Everyone needs to find their Alaska

Beautifully performed and of course written. John Greene makes me have all the feelings! I highly recommend this one!

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Fantastic coming of age book

Loved this book - made even better by reader Wil Wheaton. Classic coming-of-age story which resonates with me as I have a son the same age as the characters. Stumbled on this book by accident while looking for books read by Wil Wheaton - I'll be listening to other John Green stories.

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