From the #1 bestselling author of Turtles All the Way Down and The Fault in Our Stars Michael L. Printz Honor Book Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist New York Times Bestseller When it comes to relationships, Colin Singleton’s type is 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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"I found the title written on a piece of paper. I have no idea what initally piqued my interest in this novel. I went ahead and bought it. I haven't made much progress yet, simply because I was too sleepy! "
— Erin (4 out of 5 stars)
" Okay, I feel like I should explain why I gave this one 2-stars. I must say that there were really good bits. I somehow find myself laughing on some parts, mostly because of Hassan's being a funnypants. Other than that, it's just dull. It was such a drag with this book. I find myself putting it down most of the time. Colin Singleton is so not interesting I want to bang my head to a wall. He whines so much and I just got sick of all the anagrams and the graphs by the end of it. I'm even surprised how I finished this one. "
— Latara, 2/17/2014" has logic and maths in it, pretty interesting "
— Ritzy, 2/13/2014" I wish I could give half stars as well since this book was better than a 3, but not a 4. It took me a long while to finish (I couldn't get into it, so stopped reading half way through somewhere last year). I picked it up again last week and this time the story did manage to keep me interested. But still, it was my least favourite John Green book. "
— Cindy79, 2/13/2014" Many laugh out loud moments. I really liked the characters. Good light reading. This book was my first John Green novel. "
— Keenan, 2/4/2014" As always, John Green did an amazing job. Lots of footnotes and math.... Thank God for Lindsey. "
— Alexandria, 1/28/2014" I liked this book okay. I really respect John Green. He's a talented writer. He's very smart. Just on a visceral level the book didn't grab me. It was just hard (for me) to care about the characters. "
— Gary, 1/17/2014" this book had a dragging plot and took me a long time to finish. i think it deserved 3 stars "
— Maureen(with, 1/7/2014" I was really disappointed by this book. Although the characters were great, the storyline seemed to not go anywhere. I struggled to get through it. "
— Kate, 1/2/2014" I love John Green's writing, but I wasn't blown away by this one. "
— Lauren, 12/27/2013" I didn't like it but at the same time I couldn't put it down "
— Kaylyn, 12/18/2013" I liked how Math was associated to love. Great book =)) "
— Bryan, 12/11/2013" Fun to read. Light story. Entertaining. Footnotes are a big help to some technical and intellectual terms. "
— Joe, 12/7/2013" This book was so funny! John Green is such a good author. Loved all the characters and loved the plot. Great book! "
— Darcy, 11/7/2013" Would have been three stars if not for the incredibly annoying and badly used footnotes. Some of them were so completely unnecessary that it really irritated me, and I was reading a digital copy, so I didn't even have to physically flip back to them, just poke the iPad. "
— Morgan, 7/21/2013" The John Green I know and love is somewhere in here, but Katherine's wasn't a satisfactory read for me. I was tired of anagrams and tired of the endless variations of 'fugging' and I'm going to leave this book be for a while. "
— Laurel, 1/16/2013" I've got to say I really liked this just because it was quite light, the way I interpreted it, and quite fun. "
— Amy, 12/9/2012" It was ok. Interesting and semi boring at the same time. "
— Miranda, 11/2/2011" More like 4.5 - least favourite out of TFIOS and Looking for Alaska, still a good book though. "
— Ariel, 9/30/2011" Well written story with very intertaining plot. Too much random sexual content to recommend to anyone.... "
— Tonya, 8/18/2011" Adorable, adorable, adorable. Written from the heart like a true pro. "
— Janelle, 8/6/2011" As John Green books go this is his worst...but as normal books by everyone else this was very good! "
— Abigail, 7/30/2011" I really liked this book! I felt like I could relate to Colin very well (although he got whiny and annoying sometimes) but I felt like it was more real with the emotions and things happening. "
— Chandler, 6/16/2011" Amazeing book ! LOVELY !!! "
— Xlex, 5/21/2011" This book is adorable. The most unconventional love story I have ever read, and I loved every moment, even the mathy bits and I'm not a math fan. "
— Zoe, 5/19/2011" Funny in parts but pretty forgettable all in all. "
— Curtis, 5/11/2011" My first John Green, and I absolutely loved it. Finally I know what all the fuss is about. "
— Aliisa, 5/9/2011" I get excited for books that involve math and footnotes. This story was amusing, but not up to par. "
— Meg, 5/4/2011" John Green writes amazing dialogue and characters, especially the friends of the main characters. Hassan was my favorite in this book. The main guy didn't make as much sense to me, but the book was still enjoyable. "
— Christina, 5/1/2011John Green is the award-winning, #1 bestselling author of books including Looking for Alaska, The Fault in Our Stars, and Turtles All the Way Down. His books have received many accolades, including a Printz Medal, a Printz Honor, and an Edgar Award. He has twice been a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and was selected by Time magazine as one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World. He is also the writer and host of the critically acclaimed podcast The Anthropocene Reviewed. With his brother, Hank, he has co-created many online video projects, including Vlogbrothers and the educational channel Crash Course. Visit him online at johngreenbooks.com.
Jeff Woodman is an actor and narrator. He is a winner of the prestigious Audie Award and a six-time finalist. He has received twenty Earphones Awards and was named the 2008 Best Voice in Fiction & Classics, as well as one of the Fifty Greatest Voices of the Century by AudioFile magazine. As an actor, he originated the title role in Tennessee Williams’ The Notebook of Trigorin and won the S. F. Critics’ Circle Award for his performance in An Ideal Husband. In addition to numerous theater credits on and off Broadway, his television work includes Sex and the City, Law & Order, and Cosby.