SSR blog post- An Abundance of Katherines

An Abundance of Katherines is a young adult novel written by John Green. The story is written from the perspective of a teen, Colin Singleton, a child prodigy who was recently dumped by his nineteenth girlfriend Katherine. Interestingly all of his nineteen girlfriends are named Katherine. Colin and his friend Hassan decide to go on a roadtrip to get his mind of his ex. They meet Lindsey and her mother Hollis in Gutshot,Tennessee whom they stay with working for Hollis by interviewing citizens of Gutshot about the History of the town. Meanwhile Colin feeling that He is becoming a failure as a washed up child prodigy he decides to create a mathematical theory about how and why a relationship will end and who dumps the other and who gets dumped using all of his previous relationships to test it.  Throughout the story Colin tries to prove to himself that he isn’t a loser by creating the theorem, and trying to get over Katherine 19th. Colin and Hassan become closer with Lindsay while they are working on getting stories about the history of Gutshot.

What  I liked most about this story is the relatability with the main characters Colin. Colin during the story seems upset but also has a hints of optimism and self deprecating  humor. He always wants to achieve more with his life but also wants to fit in which makes you want to root for him. Green’s writing style makes you feel like you are a character in the story experiencing what the characters are experiencing rather than an onlooker,and  which is a big reason why I love this book so much. Some of the plot points were somewhat predictable; however, this is somewhat comforting you don’t have to worry too much about the characters fate you can focus more on the themes, tone, and characterization. An Abundance of Katherines underlying themes and relatable dialogue created a memorable story when I read it.