John michael green was born on august 24, 1977 in indianapolis, indiana. Now we dont think k19, or any of the katherines for that matter, were out to get him, but we do know that colins infatuation with k19 leads him down a. A reenactment of the moment an abundance of katherines was conceived. I found the novel funny, extremely readable, and lighthearted. Theres strong language including st, ass, damn, bastard and various euphemisms for the male organ and references to. Fan casting an abundance of katherines by john green. So that turned me off john greens books for a while. An abundance of katherines by john green goodreads.
An abundance of katherines by john green, dream cast imdb. Read an abundance of katherines online free by john green. If youve read john greens an abundance of katherines, you know how perfectly, amazingly funny this book is. He won the 2006 printz award for his debut novel, looking for alaska, and his fourth solo novel, the fault in our stars, debuted at number one on the new york times best seller list in january 2012. Printz award annually honors the best book written for teens, based. An abundance of katherines is not as prolific as john green s latest works. John green an abundance of katherines book trailer themalibrary.
Full behind the scenes movie broll cara delevingne, nat wolff, austin abrams duration. Apr 19, 2015 an abundance of katherines is a brilliant, quirky and fantastically, nerdy book that i highly recommend. An abundance of katherines audiobook by john green. Lets set the scene the last john green book i had read was looking for alaska, which. An abundance of katherines is a young adult novel by john green. An abundance of katherines by john green the book nut. An abundance of kathrines is a 2016 american romantic drama film directed by justin theroux, based on the novel of the same name by john green. Jan 06, 2019 john greens masterpiece finally brought to life in this beautiful movie. Colin singleton is a 17yearold recent high school graduate.
Green says he wrote an abundance of katherines while he was still working at booklist, but adds, it was really created after i left. An abundance of katherines is a brilliant, quirky and fantastically, nerdy book that i highly recommend. But at its heart is aza holmes, a young woman navigating daily existence within the evertightening spiral of her own thoughts. And he was just dumped by his girlfriend, katherine the 19th. It was also named one of the books of the year by booklist, horn book, and kirkus. His most recent book, released in january 2012, was adapted to film in. Jan 18, 2010 the book smugglers blog archive smugglivus 2010 feats of strength.
And when it comes to girls named katherine, colin is always getting dumped. An abundance of katherines was optioned by a small production company that in the end couldnt get a movie together. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of an abundance of katherines by john green. Over the span of his life, colin has dated nineteen girls named katherine, all spelled in that manner. You can buy an abundance of katherines from your favorite retailer via. An abundance of katherines by john green 97801446090.
Buy a cheap copy of an abundance of katherines book by john green. An abundance of katherines ebook written by john green. An abundance of katherines quotes by john greenpage 2 of 19. During that revision green estimates 80 percent of the words changed over several additional drafts the novel assumed its final, unusual shape. Written by john green, audiobook narrated by jeff woodman. So, he and his friend, hassan, decide to go on a road. Quite a few people pointed me towards john greens books. It captured the harsh reality of all breakups and relationships, whether you are the dumper or the dumpee. Another john green movie has got to be on its way soon. On a road trip miles from home, this anagramhappy, washedup child prodigy has ten thousand dollars in his pocket, a. Colin singleton is worried that he is a washedup child prodigy and will never make genius status. Check it out along with other books by john green at mlk library or your local dc public library branch today. The film stars joshua pontinelli, jennifer lawrence, naomi scott, and juliette lewis plot colin singleton, a teenager prodigy, fears he will not maintain his genius as an adult. He is in a state of depression after a girlfriend dumps him.
Why an abundance of katherines shouldnt be a movie hello. Finally, an abundance of katherines should be on your list, and more if you are a lover of john green, is an eloquent, funny and personal story that provides lessons for your life, i recommend it to be original, and im sure youre going to love. Its my favorite of the john green books by far, paper towns following close behind. The world contains a lot of booksfar more than i can ever readand to. The novel includes an appendix by daniel biss, a close friend to green, explaining some of the more complex equations the main character, colin, uses. Over the span of his life, colin has dated nineteen girls named katherine. John greens masterpiece finally brought to life in this beautiful movie. Like even if its a dumb story, telling it changes people just the slightest little bit, just as living the story changes me. A few notable facts concerning this book, some of the equations used were created by daniel bliss, who is a friend of john. Aug 23, 2017 an abundance of katherines is a young adult novel written by john green in 2006. Lindsey feels like shes constantly chameleoning and never really acting like herself in front of other people. Weber, who also wrote fault and paper towns, with emerging director rebecca thomas at the helm. Their youtube channel, vlogbrothers, has over 2,500,000 subscribers as of may 2015. This isnt the first time this has happened to our main man colin.
Were dating the guy or gal of our dreams when suddenly, out of nowhere, we get dumped, leaving us heartbroken, angry, confused, and totally lonely. Over the span of his life, colin has dated nineteen girls. An abundance of katherines is the first book i read by john green. Dumped by the latest in a series of girlfriends named katherine, 17yearold. John green has rapidly become one of my favourite authors. Why an abundance of katherines shouldnt be a movie. Turtles all the way down is about lifelong friendship, the intimacy of an unexpected reunion, star wars fan fiction, and tuatara.
An abundance of katherines is not as prolific as john greens latest works. The world contains a lot of booksfar more than i can ever readand to read my own books seems weird and narcissistic. An abundance of katherines study guide contains a biography of john green, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. An abundance of katherines by john green free the book. John green sat at his desk, quietly contemplating the ghettoization of scrambled eggs as a breakfast food and brainstorming ideas for his new book. Printz award the novel includes an appendix by daniel biss, a close friend of green, that explains some of the more complex equations used by the main character, colin singleton. The 2014 film adaptation opened at number one at the box office. His last novel, looking for alaska, had done moderately well, but he wanted to do something different this time. An abundance of katherines john green owlish books. I would like to audition to be in the movie of your book. It all begins with a fugitive billionaire and the promise of a cash reward. Im on the fence as to whether id like to see john greens work in films. Ambra lowenstein shares how to bring the colors and tastes of nature to your dinner table.
John michael green born august 24, 1977 is an american author and youtube content creator. Youngadult fiction an abundance of katherines is a 2007 michael l. When it comes to relationships, colin singletons type is girls named katherine. The only sentence that begins with i thats true of me is im full of shit. How many of john greens books are being made into movies time. An abundance of katherines is a young adult novel by john green, author of the fault in our stars. He is also the coauthor, with david levithan, of will grayson, will grayson. Now that i look back at this moment, i think i made the right choice. Released in 2006, it was a finalist for the michael l. An abundance of katherines book in pdf by john green the.
Of course, an abundance of katherines does have the inimitable john green dry humour and wit but it deals less with health woes and more with the woes of being a teenage boy dealing with heartbreak. Now we dont think k19, or any of the katherines for that matter, were out to get him, but we do know that colins infatuation with k19 leads him down a mopey path, so in that way, shes against our guy too. I love john green just as much as the next guy, but this book just blew me away. An abundance of katherines is a young adult novel written by john green in 2006. He is a youtube videoblogger, or vlogger, with his brother, hank green. Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of an abundance of katherines, from new york times bestelling author john green. You can buy an abundance of katherines from your favorite retailer via the penguin portal. Dec 01, 2017 an abundance of katherines john green an abundance of katherines is the first book i read by john green. An abundance of katherinesby john green posted may, 2016 by karen in books colin singleton is a child prodigy, who has been dumped by 19, yes thats 19, girls named katherine. John green an abundance of katherines book trailer.
Parents need to know that an abundance of katherines is a quirky novel by john green the fault in our stars about teen boys who take a road trip to tennessee, where they get jobs recording the locals oral histories in the town of gutshot. An abundance of katherines by john green, paperback. An abundance of katherines 2016 film fanon wiki fandom. Im not into weepy stories, especially not when theyre that predictable. Katherine v thought boys were grosskatherine x just wanted to be friendskatherine xviii dumped him in an emailk19 broke his heart. In my opinion, good ya fiction typically gets ruined on the big screen because they are pandering to teenage audiences, when in fact, many slightly older folks like myself like them as well. An abundance of katherines has a different feel to john green s other solo works. Green announced in a 2007 vlog that a small production company, east of doheny, had optioned the rights to his second novel, about a boy consistently dumped by. An abundance of katherines by john green on january 1st 1970 pages. Young adult katherine v thought boys were gross katherine x just wanted to be friends katherine xviii dumped him. An abundance of katherines quotes showing 3160 of 551 im what i need to be at any moment to stay above the ground but below the radar.
So furthermore, here are my thoughts on an abundance of katherines by john green. Nov 20, 2015 i found this when googling an abundance of katherines movie on john greens website. Imagine an operating room at the start of a daring but wellrehearsed procedure and you will have something of the atmosphere of an abundance of katherines. An abundance of katherines has a different feel to john greens other solo works. Colin singleton, a child prodigy, fears he will not maintain his genius as an adult. Sep 23, 20 an abundance of katherines is recommended for mid to lateteen readers.
Ive now read four of his young adult ya novels, the latest being an abundance of katherines aok aok is about colin singleton, a young prodigy who finds himself at loose ends after being dumped by his 19 th girlfriend, all of whom have been called katherine. Pdf an abundance of katherines by john green book download. When it comes to relationships, colin singletons type happens to be girls named katherine. An abundance of katherines is recommended for mid to lateteen readers. Im on the fence as to whether id like to see john green s work in films. In the end, it was between papertowns and an abundance of katherines.
Read an abundance of katherines online free from your iphone, ipad, android, pc, mobile. Buy an abundance of katherines by john green 97801446090 2012 from. His many accolades include the printz medal, a printz honor, and the edgar award. And that infinetisimal change ripples outward ever smaller but everlasting.
723 181 200 1481 579 1562 538 1453 591 111 1262 318 855 1290 1337 798 821 1588 926 1401 45 281 1545 946 1299 773 727 1561 1352 1017 1110 156 136 1125 719 533 70 1301 865 55 1173 1303 845