Turtles to infinity

In a soaring return for him after "What the Stars Hide from Us," John Green presents his latest novel, "Turtles to Infinity," which topped the bestseller lists and will be turned into a Hollywood film, surpassing the initial reactions to his previous book. Why do we often have a strong desire to harm ourselves? And why do intrusive thoughts overwhelm us, so we, for example, cut a finger and keep making it deeper and deeper? Aza Holmezi, a girl in high school, lost her father one day right before her eyes, and now lives with her mother, a math teacher at the school Aza attends. Aza suffers from severe anxiety, often reflected in her obsessive-compulsive disorder and her pathological fear of diseases, especially certain bacteria she believes could lead to her death if infected. She and her friend Daisy stumble upon a golden opportunity to win a hundred thousand dollars, suddenly becoming rich, but she falls in love, and a fundamental question troubles her: "If we can't reach certainty, can we trust our senses?" In an atmosphere combining obsession, love, friendship, philosophy, and "Star Wars," John Green offers a realistic novel in which he can describe human feelings that were impossible to describe before. To understand and engage with this novel, all you need is to be human.