An Abundance of Katherines

Paperback, 227 pages

English language

Published April 9, 2006 by Dutton Books.

ISBN:
978-0-525-47688-7
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OCLC Number:
65201178

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4 stars (48 reviews)

Katherine V thought boys were gross Katherine X just wanted to be friends Katherine XVIII dumped him in an e-mail K-19 broke his heart

When it comes to relationships, Colin Singleton's type happens to be girls named Katherine. And when it comes to girls named Katherine, Colin is always getting dumped. Nineteen times, to be exact.

On a road trip miles from home, this anagram-happy, washed-up child prodigy has ten thousand dollars in his pocket, a bloodthirsty feral hog on his trail, and an overweight, Judge Judy-loving best friend riding shotgun--but no Katherines. Colin is on a mission to prove The Theorem of Underlying Katherine Predictability, which he hopes will predict the future of any relationship, avenge Dumpees everywhere, and finally win him the girl.

Love, friendship, and a dead Austro-Hungarian archduke add up to surprising and heart-changing conclusions in this ingeniously layered comic novel about reinventing oneself.

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Goodreads Review

4 stars

"Die erste Liebe [nach 19 vergeblichen Versuchen]" ist ein typisches John Green-Buch. Der Protagonist ist ein etwas sonderbarer Teenager, der dem Leser immer wieder ans Herz wächst. Auch die Nebenfiguren sind wieder gut ausgearbeitet und man wünschte, man wäre mit allen selbst befreundet. Trotzdem ist natürlich nicht jedes Buch von John Green identisch. Diesmal ist das Thema etwas mathelastig, da unsere frisch verlassene Hauptperson Colin eine Gleichung entwickeln möchte, mit der sich feststellen lässt, wann welcher Partner die Beziehung beendet. Mich hat das aber (anders als manch anderen) nicht gestört. Außerdem ist dieses Buch einfach richtig lustig. Ich musste wirklich ständig laut loslachen, was bei mir beim Lesen eher selten vorkommt, also will das schon was heißen. Fazit: Alles in allem zusammen mit "Margos Spuren" mein zweitliebstes Buch von diesem Autoren.

Review of 'An Abundance of Katherines' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

So, this is my third attempt at reading this book. I read the first few chapters in those original attempts, and I was never able to connect, but for some reason it really DID this time. I loved the characters. I laughed, I cried, I smiled… The math related stuff I still sort of skimmed over, but I really did enjoy the novel.

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Subjects

  • Self-perception
  • Juvenile Fiction
  • Fiction
  • Children's Books - Young Adult Fiction
  • Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)
  • Social Issues - Dating & Sex
  • Mathematics
  • Humorous Stories
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  • Interpersonal relations
  • Children's 12-Up - Fiction - General

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