“An Abundance of Katherines”, by John Green, is a story about how a young teen finds what he thinks is his true love after years and years of rejection.

Ever since he was a kid, Colin Singleton was recognized as a prodigy. He was able to quickly gather, interpret, and apply information. His plight, however, was his addiction to Katherines.

For some reason, he had a natural predisposition to fall in love with people named Katherine. No other name or spelling of the name would suffice. In total, he dated 19 Katherines.

He was just dumped by his latest girlfriend, Katherine, but this one seemed different than all the others. Colin was devastated. As a result, he and Hassan, his best friend, went on a road trip.

They ended up in a small town in Tennessee called Gutshot. There they found jobs, a place to stay, and new friends to get into trouble with.

While Colin was in Gutshot, he worked on a way to predict how long a relationship would last. When he finally perfected his formula, he used it on his new girlfriend, who he met during his time in Gutshot.

I really liked this book, to say the least. There were a few somewhat unsavory scenes, but I enjoyed it overall. There’s a lot of interesting information that Green incorporated into the story using Colin’s high intelligence.

In addition, I liked the central conflict of the novel; Colin was having a hard time deciding whether his gift of learning and processing information was worth anything. This struggle is similar to some I’ve had in the past, so I can empathize with his character.

Overall, I found the story very interesting. The plotline was somewhat unconventional, which made it more engaging for me. It was hard to tell where the story would go, and I loved that as I was reading. I’d give this novel a rating of 9 out of 10.

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