Turtles All the Way DownTurtles All the Way Down
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What it's about
A sixteen-year-old girl lives with anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder, trapped in spirals of her own thoughts. When Daisy, her best and most fearless friend, drags her on a mission to find a fugitive billionaire, her life gets even more complicated.
Why it's worth reading
It spent 83 weeks on the New York Times bestseller lists. John Green draws on his own experience of OCD to write about mental illness with rare honesty.
You'll love it if you liked
The Fault in Our Stars
Looking for Alaska
All the Bright PlacesGood to know
It's more about Aza's mind than the mystery.
By the numbers
- Readers44 out of 100 · counts 42%
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%
- Bestseller70 out of 100 · counts 34% (its stronger lane)
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 10%
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero. The parts combine into the Must-Read Score, shown on a scale where the best book we found scores 99 and the last book to make the ranking scores 50.
Where it ranks
- #82 of the 219 young adult books we rank
- #147 of the 309 literary novels we rank
- #672 of the 1,573 modern books we rank
- #1267 of the 2,816 books we rank
Why it made the list
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Quick answers
Is Turtles All the Way Down worth reading?
Yes. It spent 83 weeks on the New York Times bestseller lists. It ranks #1,267 of the 2,816 books in our ranking, with a Must-Read Score of 70.2 (the best book we found scores 99).
What is Turtles All the Way Down about?
A sixteen-year-old girl lives with anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder, trapped in spirals of her own thoughts. When Daisy, her best and most fearless friend, drags her on a mission to find a fugitive billionaire, her life gets even more complicated.
How long does it take to read Turtles All the Way Down?
About 8 hours (306 pages), or about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day.
What should I read after Turtles All the Way Down?
If you liked it, try The Fault in Our Stars by John Green, Looking for Alaska by John Green or All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven.