Looking for Alaska - Overview

Looking for Alaska is split into 2 sections, the "before" and the "after". Beware of spoilers 

     Before: I really enjoyed the rising action. Everything that happened was eventful and notable. The characters were lively and I enjoyed the "before" more than the...
   
     After: The story just drops, the whole mood of the story becomes depressing. John Green literally creates this kind of pointy mountain where the story escalates up to the climax and then instantly drops all of a sudden in the middle of the book. So for half of the book you're working hard, eager to reach the climax, and once you reach it, it's great. But then after, you have to drag yourself to the resolution. It became slightly boring after the climax (the "after" section) because the characters don't do much until the very end. Sometimes I want to yell at Miles for being so stupid, but at the same time I understand why Miles would react this way especially since he's in love with Alaska. Some people said they cried when [spoiler that's supposed to go here]. I don't see how that's possible. It wasn't that emotional and it didn't even happen in present tense during the story.

     As for the resolution, there really was something you could take out from this book. Though I'm not completely satisfied with the answer of how [spoiler that's supposed to go here], John Green ended the book very well. Miles found the "Great Perhaps" that he was searching for and we learned how he found his way out of the labyrinth. This book actually wraps up at the end and there's no need for a second book.
I can see why John Green is so popular as an author. He portrays the life and the feelings of a teenager so well. You can relate to (at least one of) the characters that Green creates. The author also adds a sense of humor throughout the entire novel which is quite appealing to many readers.

     I still have plenty of questions left. But one of the most important on is: Was Alaska's death a suicide?
Miles and his friends figured out (basically) exactly what happened to Alaska, but they still don't know if it was a suicide or not. I have to say this is definitely a thought provoking book unlike many young adult books I have read. 

Overall, I would give this book a 4 stars out of 5. I did not like some aspects of the book but the novel is written exceptionally well. I would recommend this to anyone who's interested.