Chapter Two Hundred Four: Turtles All the Way Down

Of course I had to read the newest John Green book when it came out!  While YA realism isn't my favorite genre, I've been reading Green for long enough that I had to at least give Turtles All the Way Down a try, and I was hooked from page one.  I appreciate what feels to me to be Green's honest attempt at portraying one teenage girl's experience of mental illness from the inside.  Whatever faults this portrayal may have--and I haven't had enough time to parse it all out yet--I appreciate that Green has his protagonist, Aza, explicitly refuse to glamorize her mental illness while also having her explicitly state that some days are better than others and that there is no miracle cure on the bad days and that she is not merely her mental illness but a person with other elements to her.  I don't want to say much about the plot for fear of giving anything essential away, but if you've read Green's other works, you should definitely try Turtles All the Way Down (if for some reason you weren't already planning to), and if you're new to John Green but want to know what all the hype is about, I think Turtles All the Way Down is an excellent place to start.  It may even be my favorite John Green book to date.