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a_sleepy_berry's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Car accident
stampest's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Alcohol
Moderate: Bullying, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexual content, and Vomit
Minor: Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Racism, Car accident, Murder, and Toxic friendship
juliarchetype's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Blood, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail
leilaliw's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Death and Suicide
Moderate: Bullying, Sexism, and Car accident
Minor: Ableism and Toxic relationship
anaguana's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
1.75
Graphic: Ableism, Suicide, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Moderate: Animal death, Homophobia, Racism, Sexism, and Car accident
rory_john14's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Car accident
oliviaoctober_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death and Suicide
Minor: Car accident and Alcohol
literalottie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
There is one key issue that I have with Paper Towns: the deconstruction of the "manic pixie dream girl" trope is just not very well-executed. In fact, John Green had already done it well a few years prior with Looking for Alaska, and this just feels like a poor imitation with shallower characters and a flimsier plot.
Margo is just so, so selfish, and I have a hard time sympathising with her towards the end. I mean,
The one saving grace of this book, the one thing that keeps it from getting a 1/1.5 star rating, is the road trip which makes up most of the final third. It is full of genuinely hilarious moments and interactions that actually made me like the characters, even if just for that brief section. I haven't watched the film adaptation of Paper Towns, but I would do so purely to see those scenes adapted for the screen.
Moderate: Bullying and Car accident
Minor: Ableism
samvansam's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Moderate: Blood and Car accident
Minor: Ableism, Body shaming, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Vomit