This book tells the story of Colin Singleton, a child prodigy who happens to have a "thing" for girls named Kathrine. The problem is, Katherines have a "thing" for him, too -- a thing for dumping him. So far, Colin has had the pleasure of being dumped by nineteen Katherines. To get over his latest dumping, Colin and his Arabic speaking friend, Hassan, take a road trip and end up spending the summer in the aptly named Gutshot, Tennessee, where the mourning Colin tries to create a mathematical formula to predict the outcomes of romantic relationships.
If you've read a John Green book before, many of the rhythms of An Abundance of Katherines will be familiar. The characters are hyper expressive, incredibly intelligent, proudly snarky, and endearingly nerdy. I don't think this reaches the heights of The Fault in Our Stars, but if you like John Green this is worth a read.
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