An Abundance of Katherines, by John Green

This book by John Green is about this prodigy boy (not genius, since geniuses are very different), Colin, who has an odd obsession with dating girls with the name Katherine. Currently in the book Colin has just been dumped by Katherine 19, and decides to cure his crippling depression over it by going on a road trip with his friend, Hassan. During their road trip Colin starts to create an equation for the dumpers and dumpees, and wants the formula to predict any kind of relationship and give justice to the dumpees, while to also win back the heart of Katherine 19. Colin meets some people along the way, and learns much about life, importance, and relationships. This book has been very entertaining and fun to read. Seeing the unique thought process of the protagonist is very intriguing, along with how he acts around people. The main message of the book from my view is how everyone—including prodigies and geniuses—have an empty hole in their life and want to be important, and they find it in different ways. This is a very relatable message and communicates it fairly well. This book is unique, smart, witty, and wonderful.

~ Reviewed by a Homestead sophomore