An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
My fourth foray into the world of John Green, and, admittedly, my least favorite. It's not bad, just not as good as the others for me.
Colin is a child prodigy who has dated nineteen girls named Katherine. He was recently dumped by K-19, and he is having a hard time getting over it. His best pal, Hassan, comes over, and they decide to go on a road trip to soothe Colin's woes. There is no destination in particular, they just drive southeast from Chicago, and see what happens. They see road signs indicating that the grave of Archduke Franz Ferdinand is in Tennessee, so they set out to find it. They end up in this town in the middle of nowhere called Gutshot, and meet Lindsay, the proprietor of the roadside attraction.
Hassan and Colin befriend Lindsay and her mother, who offers the boys a summer job and a place to stay. While there, Colin decides he wants to matter, so he uses his experiences with the Katherines to develop a formula that will predict how long a relationship will last and who will do the dumping. Hassan falls in love, and breaks up with the girl. Lindsay breaks up with her boyfriend. The three friends uncover a secret about their town, and have some good times together.
I think the main reason I didn't like this one as much is because Colin is a bit of a whiny narrator. He pines for this girl who is clearly over him, and can't let himself have fun and be open to other opportunities. I enjoyed Hassan; he made me laugh. Maybe a Hassan book is in order.
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