renalexis's review against another edition
4.0
"It's so hard to leave-until you leave. And then it is the easiest goddamned thing in the world...Leaving feels too good, once you leave."
“The town was paper, but the memories were not.”
I have loved John Green books ever since I read The Fault in our Stars (yes, I know, I told you this before) and having read this yet another masterpiece is quite an experience. It was a mystery-fic story of Margo Roth Speigelman’s disappearance and Quentin Jacobson’s struggles in solving the puzzle to find her together with his best friends.
The construction of the novel was exquisitely done. It was broken down into three parts, each section has a different feeling with the other and every page you read, you can’t just help but turn another page over. Though there are parts that bored me, I still liked it. It was refreshing and exciting. I didn’t really know what to expect in the end and I was just surprised on what Green had in store for his readers.
Quentin’s character, usually called Q in the story, was lovable and attractive though not in the “hot” way but in the “thoughtful and nerdy” way. I absolutely liked him from the very beginning when I started reading the book. He somehow reminded me of Clay Jensen in Thirteen Reasons Why, they really have similar personalities.
I enjoyed reading the book written in his perspective; it was equally thrilling and engrossing.
Margo’s character is still a mystery to me. I can’t quite fathom her whole being. I think there’s a lot going on with and in her, and I can’t point everything out. I liked that she was easy going and had a free spirit, but she was troubled as well, and misunderstood and conflicted. Somehow, (again with similarities) she reminds me of Alaska Young on Green’s Looking for Alaska.
The best part of this novel for me was getting to know the sub-characters, Ben and Radar, Quentin’s best friends. I totally loved them! They were awesome friends because even though that they acted like jerks sometimes, they were always there to back up Quentin. They were like the 3 musketeers, with their “All for one, One for all” thing. I loved their trio. Reading through their lives gave humor to this novel. Sometimes, I wished I had been with them in their road trip to Agloe, New York. :D
If you decide to read this, have fun and let me know what you think about it.
“The town was paper, but the memories were not.”
I have loved John Green books ever since I read The Fault in our Stars (yes, I know, I told you this before) and having read this yet another masterpiece is quite an experience. It was a mystery-fic story of Margo Roth Speigelman’s disappearance and Quentin Jacobson’s struggles in solving the puzzle to find her together with his best friends.
The construction of the novel was exquisitely done. It was broken down into three parts, each section has a different feeling with the other and every page you read, you can’t just help but turn another page over. Though there are parts that bored me, I still liked it. It was refreshing and exciting. I didn’t really know what to expect in the end and I was just surprised on what Green had in store for his readers.
Quentin’s character, usually called Q in the story, was lovable and attractive though not in the “hot” way but in the “thoughtful and nerdy” way. I absolutely liked him from the very beginning when I started reading the book. He somehow reminded me of Clay Jensen in Thirteen Reasons Why, they really have similar personalities.
I enjoyed reading the book written in his perspective; it was equally thrilling and engrossing.
Margo’s character is still a mystery to me. I can’t quite fathom her whole being. I think there’s a lot going on with and in her, and I can’t point everything out. I liked that she was easy going and had a free spirit, but she was troubled as well, and misunderstood and conflicted. Somehow, (again with similarities) she reminds me of Alaska Young on Green’s Looking for Alaska.
The best part of this novel for me was getting to know the sub-characters, Ben and Radar, Quentin’s best friends. I totally loved them! They were awesome friends because even though that they acted like jerks sometimes, they were always there to back up Quentin. They were like the 3 musketeers, with their “All for one, One for all” thing. I loved their trio. Reading through their lives gave humor to this novel. Sometimes, I wished I had been with them in their road trip to Agloe, New York. :D
If you decide to read this, have fun and let me know what you think about it.
junotherealdog's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.25
alaidemo's review against another edition
3.0
Traté de hacerme a la idea que este es el libro escrito por John Green menos favorito de todos... y entiendo porqué. Es la misma fórmula que usa en LFA (no he leído AAK), pero me gusta esa fórmula; para mí TFiOS está en otro nivel.
Al principio del libro me enganché muchísimo y las páginas pasaban pero decidí calmarme porque no quería leerlo demasiado rápido, después fue porque la historia empezaba a ser muy lenta y a ser un círculo repetitivo de lo mismo. El final no me gustó demasiado, lo acepto pero no era lo que esperaba (aunque traté de no esperar nada, en el fondo quería que el gran John Green me impresionara y me dejara colapsando en mis emociones, no fue así).
Personajes favoritos: Ben y Radar. Los amé, sobre todo a Radar. Los dos tienen una ironía que me encanta leer y la amistad que tienen con Q es muy divertida. En cuanto a Q, fue algo medio extraño, tenía sus momentos en los que me encantaba y otros en los que lo quería golpear. Margo...al principio me caía bien pero en ciertas partes no y después simplemente me cayó mal, no al punto de odiar pero sí al punto de "no me importan si no la encuentran" porque eso fue algo que me molestó bastante, uno cree que ella quiere ser encontrada pero luego dice que no quería que la encontraran, después sí y luego sale con que escribió una historia... simplemente no fue un desenlace/final digno de John Green, a mi parecer, fue más entretenido el viaje que el destino en sí.
Al principio del libro me enganché muchísimo y las páginas pasaban pero decidí calmarme porque no quería leerlo demasiado rápido, después fue porque la historia empezaba a ser muy lenta y a ser un círculo repetitivo de lo mismo. El final no me gustó demasiado, lo acepto pero no era lo que esperaba (aunque traté de no esperar nada, en el fondo quería que el gran John Green me impresionara y me dejara colapsando en mis emociones, no fue así).
Personajes favoritos: Ben y Radar. Los amé, sobre todo a Radar. Los dos tienen una ironía que me encanta leer y la amistad que tienen con Q es muy divertida. En cuanto a Q, fue algo medio extraño, tenía sus momentos en los que me encantaba y otros en los que lo quería golpear. Margo...al principio me caía bien pero en ciertas partes no y después simplemente me cayó mal, no al punto de odiar pero sí al punto de "no me importan si no la encuentran" porque eso fue algo que me molestó bastante, uno cree que ella quiere ser encontrada pero luego dice que no quería que la encontraran, después sí y luego sale con que escribió una historia... simplemente no fue un desenlace/final digno de John Green, a mi parecer, fue más entretenido el viaje que el destino en sí.
morgangoesbam's review against another edition
4.0
I really liked this book. It was exciting and made me really curious to find out what had happened to Margo, or to see where she went. I wasn't overly happy with the ending, but it was okay, and the rest of the book made up for it.
brendaleigh92's review against another edition
3.0
I only gave this book 3 stars instead of less, because I thought about it when I wasn't reading it. Otherwise I did not much enjoy it. For starters, the author misused the word metaphor about half way through the book and instantly lost some credibility. Then I figured out all the clues and decided she was dead and 50 pages later Quentin finally decides that too. Then it takes another hundred pages to find out we are wrong. It just felt so dragged out. And Margo wasn't even important. We get so much information about her but I never see her importance in the lives of the main characters, whom not enough focus is put on. I see how this makes for a good young adult book, but personally I really didn't like it.
eilidhrobertson99's review against another edition
3.0
Not the best book ever, not the worst. "meh" sums up my feelings towards it.
alexandrahope91's review against another edition
5.0
One of my favorites. I'll have to write a review sometime later when I have time to do the novel justice.
annahnoyes's review against another edition
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
babygirl06301's review against another edition
4.0
***sidenote: JUST WATCHED THE MOVIE, DON'T KNOW HOW I FEEL!***
I had conflicting feelings about this book at first, and that's because one of the things I thought before I finished it was: What's the point? However, I changed my tune after I completed the book. I felt like the way it was written was so simple yet so elegant. The plot line was defiantly different and sort of pointless, but that's why I love it. The ending was good sort of "let down" as well. It wasn't probable that all things would turn out to be perfect, and we all know John Green is anything but improbable with his writing. Overall, I thought this book was pretty good and entertaining to read.
I had conflicting feelings about this book at first, and that's because one of the things I thought before I finished it was: What's the point? However, I changed my tune after I completed the book. I felt like the way it was written was so simple yet so elegant. The plot line was defiantly different and sort of pointless, but that's why I love it. The ending was good sort of "let down" as well. It wasn't probable that all things would turn out to be perfect, and we all know John Green is anything but improbable with his writing. Overall, I thought this book was pretty good and entertaining to read.
jonesannleslie's review against another edition
3.0
Mona is a 21st century Daisy Miller, smart but bored, stuck someplace she doesn't want to be...