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Robin Yoon / class 7-1 May 29, 2015 An Abundance of Katherines- Written by John Green

Publisher: Puffin Books
Publishing Date: Reprint edition 16 Oct 2008 (First edition: 2006)
Paperback: 272 pages
Genre: Realistic, Adventure, Romance

Point of view: The point of view of the narrator is written in 3rd person omniscient. I know this because in this book it was seem like it’s his story however, when you read further on, Colin (the main character) always goes in and out of the past and present. But the narrator tells us about all of the details that are happening around Colin. In …show more content…
Satan’s Hearse) where the two boys go on a road trip together. Also, Gutshot, TN is a town where the boys go to see the grave of Archduke and ends up meeting a girl named Lindsey Wells and her mom Hollis. The Gutshot was their final destination of their road trip since Hollis offers them jobs and a room to stay in for the summer.
Main character: The protagonist (main character) of this story is Colin Singleton. Colin is senior student in high school and has a habit of dating girls named Katherine. Colin is very well known for being intelligent because his parents have devoted their life on focusing in on Colin’s …show more content…
In the fault in our stars Hazel and Augustus go on a little trip in Amsterdam to meet the author that wrote her favourite book. In this book, Colin and Hassan go on a road trip to cool down their minds and enjoy life; they ended up meeting a girl named Lindsey and spent a great time with each other. These 2 connections helped me understand the book because they were all similar to each other from the story. Text to world: I couldn’t find a

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