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Mark Reads ‘The Fault in Our Stars’

I’ve been sitting on this post for about seven months. In fact, about 1,500 words of it had been completed before I ever opened a new document and started writing what you’re reading right now. I just couldn’t bring myself … Continue reading

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Mark Reads ‘Looking For Alaska’: one hundred fourteen days after through the end

One hundred fourteen days after it happens, Takumi provides a missing key to Alaska, and Miles comes to terms with getting out of the labyrinth of suffering. Intrigued? Then it’s time for Mark to finish Looking For Alaska.

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Mark Reads ‘Looking For Alaska’: sixty-nine days after through one hundred two days after

Sixty-nine days after it happens, as the group abandons the Investigation, the Colonel decides to unleash a secret plan of Alaska’s to set things straight. Intrigued? Then it’s time for Mark to read Looking For Alaska.

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Mark Reads ‘Looking For Alaska’: thirty-seven days through sixty-two days after

Thirty-seven days after it happens, Miles comes to terms with the “monopoly” he thought he had on Alaska as the Investigation stalls. Intrigued? Then it’s time for Mark to read Looking For Alaska.

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Mark Reads ‘Looking For Alaska’: twenty-one days through twenty-nine days

Twenty-one days after it happens, Takumi rejoins the group and the Colonel finds a better way of determining what caused Alaska to get so upset. Intrigued? Then it’s time for Mark to read Looking For Alaska.

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Mark Reads ‘Looking For Alaska’: nine days after through twenty days after

Nine days after it happens, the Colonel becomes obsessed with discovering the motivations of Alaska, so much so that he becomes increasingly irritating. This forces Miles to make the most mature statement in the book so far. Intrigued? Then it’s … Continue reading

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Mark Reads ‘Looking For Alaska’: four days after through eight days after

Four days after it happens, the Colonel and Miles find that it is not getting any easier to cope. Intrigued? Then it’s time for Mark to read Looking For Alaska.

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Mark Reads ‘Looking For Alaska’: the day after / two days after

In the days after it happens, everything was awful. Intrigued? Then it’s time for Mark to read Looking For Alaska.

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Mark Reads ‘Looking For Alaska’: two days before through the last day

Two days before it happens, everyone learns a devastating truth about Alaska’s family, and then it arrives. Intrigued? Then it’s time for Mark to read Looking For Alaska.

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Mark Reads ‘Looking For Alaska’: forty-four days through three days before

Forty-four days before it happens, as Miles gets closer to the group, the Colonel and Alaska decide it’s time to enact the prank against Kevin and his buddies. Intrigued? Then it’s time for Mark to read Looking For Alaska.

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