Author John Green took to YouTube to offer a sneak peek at his upcoming novel, “Turtles All the Way Down”, ahead of its release next month.
In a video posted online Tuesday, the author of “The Fault in Our Stars” read the entire first chapter of his new book, which comes out on October 10.
“I think all you need to know is that this story is narrated by a 16-year-old girl named Aza Holmes,” he says in the video by way of introduction. “Also it starts with an epigraph from Arthur Schopenhauer: ‘Man can do what he wills but he cannot will what he wills.'”
The novel focuses on Aza, a young woman “navigating daily existence within the ever-tightening spiral of her own thoughts,” according to the plot summary. Also involved are a “fugitive billionaire and a cash reward,” as well as themes of “lifelong friendship, the intimacy of an unexpected reunion, Star Wars fan fiction, and tuatara,” a reptile native to New Zealand, it seems.
John Green shared the new video to his YouTube account Vlogbrothers, which he runs with his brother Hank Green. JB
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