She plays a pregnant sorority sister who gives birth at an inopportune time in this deleted scene from the comedy. Who doesn't love the Home Alone franchise? Green was asked to write the screenplay. Despite this, Colin is content with not "mattering". "[1] This format is also known as a non-linear narrative. Colin goes, hoping to find his "eureka" moment. Heigl famously trashed the Judd Apatow comedy after its release, but there are few who would argue that it isn't the best film she's been in to date. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Here's a bunch of movies starring women named Katherine (and Katharine and Catherine) to help pass the time until that glorious day when An Abundance of Katherines becomes a movie. They live with their employer and her daughter in a rural town called Gutshot, Tennessee. Colin realizes that his theorem cannot predict the future of a relationship; it can only shed light on why a relationship failed. If his former deal on An Abundance of Katherines has expired, then there's a chance Fox could fast track production on a movie. "[1] An Abundance of Katherines is a work of fiction that includes many mathematical terms and academic language. Their relationship is cut short when Colin and Hassan catch Katrina having sex with Lyford while on a feral hog hunt with Lindsey, her friends and Lyford's father. stating that she is joking. [9], "Questions about An Abundance of Katherines", "Archduke Franz Ferdinand in An Abundance of Katherines", "Michael L. Printz Winners and Honor Books", Happy Sad Confused (Wolfpop) with Josh Horowitz, Children and Young Adult Literature portal, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=An_Abundance_of_Katherines&oldid=974028239, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Zeta-Jones took home the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in this musical while also showing off her serious pipes. When Lindsey first appears in the novel, she is dating someone else named Colin, not the protagonist. After graduating from high school, and before college, Colin's best and only friend, Hassan Harbish, convinces him to go on a road trip to take his mind off the breakup. However, she doesn't feel like she is truly herself until she starts hanging around Colin Singleton. Colin finds Lindsey at her secret hideout in a cave, where he tells her the story of every Katherine he has ever loved. While injured in the fight, Colin anagrams the Archduke's name while in the grave yard to dull the pain, and realizes that it is actually Lindsey's great-grandfather, named Fred N. Dinzanfar, that is buried in the tomb. His theorem eventually works for all but one of his past relationships with a Katherine—which the novel explores. The novel is written in a third-person narrative. New York: Dutton. These chapters include Colin's flashbacks, which are "meant to reflect the relationship we have between chronological narrative and emotional narrative. [8] In an interview with Josh Horowitz in 2014, Green stated that with the exception of Looking for Alaska (Paramount had the film rights to it), all of his books were in his control in regard to their film adaptation. An Abundance of Katherines is a young adult novel by John Green. But she leaves a P.S. The graph reveals that they will only last for four more days. Though he was a child-prodigy with an IQ of over 200, he has not yet become a "genius". The book consists of 19 chapters to highlight the number 19. With those kinds of returns, it's no wonder Hollywood came calling again to adapt another one of Green's books for the Nat Wolff-starring Paper Towns, which isn't released until this weekend but is already sitting at a "fresh" 86 percent rating over at Rotten Tomatoes. Very kind to the people who work at her factory. Despite this, Colin is content with not "mattering". After being dumped by his girlfriend, Katherine XIX, Colin is longing to feel whole, and longing to matter. Hassan says that he is applying for two college classes, which Colin has been trying to convince him to do throughout the book. The relationship is cut short when Colin and Hassan catch Katrina having sex with TOC while on a feral hog hunt with Lindsey, her friends and Colin's father. Sign In. Heigl didn't quite become the big movie star I thought she would, but she's great in this scene with a pre-superstardom Kristen Wiig. The film stars Joshua Pontinelli, Jennifer Lawrence, Naomi Scott, and Juliette Lewis Judd Apatow really likes casting K/Catherines. Colin Singleton, a Teenager prodigy, fears he will not maintain his genius as an adult. While the back stories of Colin's life play out, Hassan finds a girlfriend, Katrina, a friend of Lindsey's. The 37-year-old YA author and YouTube star became one of the hottest names in Hollywood last year after the film adaptation of his novel The Fault in Our Stars became a massive hit, grossing $300 million worldwide against a minuscule budget of $12 million. Green was asked to write the screenplay. Throughout the novel Colin feels as though there is a hole in his stomach, and he is looking to fill it. Colin finds Lindsey at her secret hideout in a cave, where he tells her the story of every Katherine he has ever loved. After being dumped by his girlfriend, Katherine XIX, Colin is longing to feel whole, and longing to matter. Lindsey tells him how she does not feel sad but instead slightly relieved by Lyford's affair. Colin goes, hoping to find his "eureka" moment. After only dating Katherines, Colin breaks the streak by dating Lindsey Lee Wells, who he met on his road trip with Hassan. After a short time, Colin and Hassan find themselves employed by Hollis, Lindsey's mother who runs a local factory producing tampon strings. Like Colin, Lindsey seems to be struggling with her identity. It may not exactly be An Abundance of Katherines, but this list is as close as you're gonna get until the movie gets its inevitable release. John Green is on a roll. Injured in the fight, Colin anagrams the Archduke's name while in the grave yard to dull the pain, and realizes that it is actually Lindsey's great-grandfather, named Fred N. Dinzanfar, who is buried in the tomb. Juliette Lewis as Lindsey's mother/An extreme workaholic. He hopes to become a genius by having a "eureka" moment. Colin realizes that his theorem cannot predict the future of a relationship; it can only shed light on why a relationship failed. Colin is still chasing his eureka moment, finally finding it in his theorem he created called the Theorem of Underlying Katherine Predictability. Over the span of his life, Colin has dated nineteen girls named Katherine, all spelled in that manner. John Green mentioned in Brotherhood 2.0, a video blog he created with his brother, on December 10, 2007 that rights had been bought to make his book into a movie. As their relationship continues, Colin decides to use his dating formula to determine whether or not he and Lindsey will last. Colin is still chasing his eureka moment, finally finding it in the theorem he created called the "Theorem of Underlying Katherine Predictability". [john green] an abundance of katherines.pdf [john green] an abundance of katherines.pdf. [7] On his website, it states that the project was abandoned, though a different production company currently has the rights with hope for the future. But that's just speculation on … The story ends with the trio driving to a nearby Wendy's. The story ends with the trio driving past the restaurant they were originally planning to go to, because Colin, Lindsey, and Hassan realize that they can just keep driving; there is nothing stopping them from continuing on.