Turtles All the Way Down, Week 3

Welcome to Week 3 of the Online Book Club discussion of Turtles All the Way Down.

At the beginning of this section, Davis offers Aza $100,000 not to share the photo she and Daisy took from the security camera. Were you surprised that it was legitimate? Can you even imagine what it would be like to just find huge stacks of money everywhere in your house? Do you think Davis will be able to keep any of the other money he finds in the house, or does that money go towards the tuatara? Daisy sure seemed really excited to be able to have the money. She bought a car and a laptop almost immediately. Do you think she will be able to save any money towards college? Or will she spend it all quickly? 

I had a hard time with Daisy in this section. I thought she was incredibly insensitive towards Aza several times throughout this section, but I think part of it stems from the fact that so much of Aza's illness takes place in her head, so she is able hid it from others. I know Daisy has no idea how hard it is for Aza to make it through every minute of every day, so she can't understand how Aza is trying hard to be a good friend, even if it doesn't look like it. It was really sad when Aza realized that Daisy had written a character into her fan fiction that was modeled after Aza. That was a really cruel thing to do. 

Were you surprised that Aza reacted so strongly and her thoughts went so wild when she and Davis kissed? That made me really sad for her. I couldn't believe how quickly her mind moved from being excited about being near Davis to worrying about his germs permanently affecting her microbiome. One thing that was really concerning was that Aza started to put hand sanitizer in her mouth to help alleviate her fears about his germs. It's really dangerous to drink hand sanitizer. I really worry about what she might be doing to her body by picking up this new coping mechanism. 

What did you think of Davis's blog? Were you surprised that he was comfortable with Aza reading it? It was really personal. I think I would have had a hard time putting those kind of emotions out where everyone could see them. The blog did seem to help bring them together. Do you think you see a future for Aza and Davis? Do you think she'll end up being honest to him about all that she's dealing with in her mind? Will they be able to work through that together? 

Do you think Aza and Daisy will have a big fight in the last section? Surely Aza will have to share how much Daisy's stories hurt her. They seem to be growing apart, so I'm not sure how their friendship will stand at the end of the book. 

How do you think the book will end? Aza can't keep going like she's going. Do you think she is going to get help? Do you think the book will end in a positive way? 

Before you go, check out the video below to watch John Green talk about OCD and Indianapolis. What is your favorite part of the video? 

Thanks for following along this week! I hope you're able to finish the book by next week, and I hope you'll leave a comment to let me know what you're thinking about the book so far!