“The soul becomes dyed with the colour of its thoughts.”
― Marcus Aurelius
I fell in love with John Green’s work after reading Looking for Alaska and I feel his work continues to get better and better! I had high expectations for Turtles All the Way Down and was not disappointed!
The story is set in Indianapolis where sixteen-year-old Aza lives with her mother. From the start we get a glimpse of into Aza’s head and learn that her thoughts are sometimes out of her control. When the news of the disappearance of millionaire Russell Pickett broke and a reward for information on his whereabouts was issued, Aza and her best friend, Daisy, decide they should be the ones to receive that reward. They believe they have the upper hand when they realize that an old childhood friend of Aza’s is in connected to the case.
As the investigation continues, Aza finds herself lost in her thoughts and wishing to be normal. Her compulsive thoughts are interfering with her daily life when all she wants to be is ‘normal.’
This book gives us a small glimpse of what it is like to live with mental illness. It hits close to home for me as I, too, have lived with mental illness and understand how difficult it is to function day to day. It gives us an understanding or at least an idea of the power of our thoughts.
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