Review: The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing

Dear You, 

Since the moment I fell in love with the brilliant writing styles of John Green and followed him, well, everywhere he has been recommending this book to fans. While I'm not a history enthusiast, I wanted to read something that I wouldn't normally read and saw this at the library.

It's about 350 pages but the vocabulary is old fashioned and a lot more dense than the young adult dystopian novels I'm used to. This is exactly what I wanted though it was still slightly difficult to get through certain parts. 

For example, one part of the book are quite war-centric and that is easily my least favorite genre of book. That may make me superficial but I read to escape the horribly depressing parts of the world, not delve into them. 

However, without giving it away, the premise of the book was extremely interesting. It also wasn't the most cheerful subject but it was addicting to understand the thoughts and processes behind Octavian Nothing. 

I loved reading about his life in the beginning and seeing the unique nature of how he was raised. The ending had a somber note but was equally as addicting as the beginning. Besides one dry spot, I really loved the book. Thank you John Green for recommending it. 

(Yes I'm going to thank someone who will probably never see it, I'm pretty cool)

Have you ever read this beauty? Leave me a comment below!

Have an Amazing Day!

Mia B

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