Imagine hanging out with just a single group of people. Only falling in love with a specific type of person. John Green described this in his book, An Abundance of Katherines, published by the Penguin Group in 2006. This publication is a fictional novel aimed at young adults. John Green also wrote Looking for Alaska, Will Grayson, Paper Towns and The Fault in Our Stars. An Abundance of Katherines was a success thanks to its detailed descriptions, superior writing style, and suspenseful cliffhangers. Colin Singleton, a child prodigy, was obsessed with only dating girls named Katherine. At just seventeen, Colin had dated nineteen girls named Katherine, in a row. Not only was Colin's life all about Katherines, but also about becoming a genius. Additionally, he wanted to create Katherine's Underlying Probability Theorem, a theorem that would predict the future of a meritorious relationship. Colin wants to make a difference and find his place in the world. “I just want to do something that matters. Or be something that matters. I just want to be important” (Green 94). Colin's best and only friend was Hassan Harbish. Hassan is funny, lazy and obsessed with Judge Judy. The friendship between Colin and Hassan was that Hassan was always the voice and Colin was always the brains. However, after his last breakup with Katherine number nineteen, Colin became depressed. All he wanted to do was lie down and feel sorry for himself. Therefore, Hassan had to step in to commiserate with Colin and decided that Colin needed to get his mind straight and forget all his past relationships. To do this, Hassan suggested they both take a trip and, after convincing their parents to ask permission... middle of the paper... readers beware of what would happen next. When Colin was depressed over losing another girl he loved, nineteen-year-old Katherine, Hassan showed up to commiserate with him. However, Hassan wasn't there simply to sympathize with Colin, he was there on a mission. “You have a very complicated problem with a very simple solution,” Hassan (Green 11) said. The reader had to read on to see what Hassan meant about the solution to Colin's problem. The solution in the end was a trip. Over the course of the novel the reader discovers that it is not possible to ruminate on a negative situation, but instead find the positive in a negative situation and move on to better things. Furthermore, people should always be themselves because we all matter, regardless of our differences. Works Cited Green, John. An abundance of Katherine. New York: Penguin Group, 2006. Print.