Turtles All the Way Down

I had only read one John Green novel prior to this one, and though I didn't like that work (Paper Towns), I have since become a fan of the author as a person and a personality. I decided to read this book after subscribing to his superb podcast and after hearing his excellent interview with Terry Gross. The dominant topic of conversation in that interview was anxiety, both this book's protagonist's and Green's own, and I believe that the book is worth reading for Green's treatment of this subject alone. I didn't love this book, but I know that I would have loved it had I read it in middle school, and that's enough to earn it five stars from me.