is "looking for alaska" a "girl" book?

[mathias i krogsoe]

is "looking for alaska" a "girl" book?

[Ellen Lee]

I wouldn't say so. Maybe there are more girls that read it than guys, but I don't think that necessarily makes it a "girls' book". The topics brought up in the book are general topics that anybody could relate to. I'd classify it as just a "young adult" book.

[Jodie Lancaster]

It isnt in particular a 'girly' book but it greatly appealed to me. As Ellen Lee said, its a young Adult book, it doesnt aim towards either gender. The main protagonist is a boy, but it doesnt make it any less appealing. 

Seriously, I highly reccomend it. Perhaps go to your local library and see if they have it, read the first few chapters, then decide to read on.

At first I wasn't too sure about it, then I got sucked in and couldn't stop reading.

[mathias i krogsoe]

thanks, I think i might have been the cover that "scared" a bit :)

I think it's kind of funny that its only girls who reply :D

[Emma]

My guy friend was the one to introduce it to me. In fact, I know two guys that claim it's one of their favorite books! Read it, you definitely won't regret it. (Plus, the protagonist is a guy anyway.)

[Briden]

Myself being a 23 year old guy and have just finished reading Looking for Alaska a few hours ago. I would not say it's a girl book, boy book or necessarily a book dedicated to young adults. To me it is some insight and a different perspective in to the unanswerable question, to see beyond the unforeseeable, a brief and fleeting glimpse into the unknowable, why?

[TaylorAnn]

I agree with everyone who has already posted, but I'd like to throw in the fact that it's both narrated by and written by a guy. So that actually makes it seem to me that it's a book that guys can relate to a little bit easier than girls can.

Of course I'm a girl... So what would I know!

[Clover]

I find it a strange question.

[Mercedes]

no

[Kinkade]

Nope, I'm a boy and it didn't seem to my as a girl's book when I read it yesterday. I read it all in one sitting, amazing book is amazing.

[Hero Hannah David]

Nah my boyfiend read it and he liked it. 

[Ian Niemeyer]

not at all bro, I've loved it from the beggining to the end and I nevel felt it was a ''girl book''.

acutally, as many other nerdfighters have said, its a ''young adult'' book.

[Beatrice Meecham]

I've only just started reading it but seeing as the main character is a man i assume that it would relate easily to guys as well as girls but as i havent read the book fully i can't really state either way but so far id say no :)