shylasbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
acorn_soup's review against another edition
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.75
lexiww's review against another edition
4.0
Damn you John Green, and your so-smart command of YA tumult.
cajunliterarybelle's review against another edition
4.0
Surprisingly, I actually really liked this book. Margo is made out to be larger than life, but in reality she's just a girl who constantly wanted to disappear. Quinton needs to feel something and experience life, and Margo manages to force him into that. I like the search for Margo, following the clues she leaves behind. I found the mystery of what happened to her and who she is very interesting. The characters besides Margo and Q are not fleshed out well, but they all do a good job in supporting the story, which is their purposes. The road trip section was fun.
This is my second John Green book, and after wanting to throw Looking for Alaska across the bedroom, I never intended to read another. I made the right choice, though, because Paper Towns is thought provoking with a lot of metaphors and laugh-out-loud funny. As a lighter read but still with weight, I actually recommend this book as a John Green that won't necessarily make you cry.
This is my second John Green book, and after wanting to throw Looking for Alaska across the bedroom, I never intended to read another. I made the right choice, though, because Paper Towns is thought provoking with a lot of metaphors and laugh-out-loud funny. As a lighter read but still with weight, I actually recommend this book as a John Green that won't necessarily make you cry.
vaniaasantos's review against another edition
4.0
Este foi dos únicos livros em que li sem qualquer expectativa. Não li quaisquer reviews sobre ele, nem as vastas opiniões publicadas em blogs. A curiosidade surgiu pelo simples facto de que o filme está a ser filmado baseado neste livro e eu queria lê-lo. E não me desiludiu. Não sabia o que esperar e acabei por ser surpreendida. O fim foi o que mais suspense e o que eu mais queria saber e acabou por ser inesperado. Se imaginada um outro fim para este livro, a resposta é afirmativa; no entanto, não sei o que melhor significaria para as personagens.
E tal como diz na contra-capa, este livro fez-me refletir mais profundamente sobre a vida e sobre como as pessoas reagem às coisas de forma diferente.
E tal como diz na contra-capa, este livro fez-me refletir mais profundamente sobre a vida e sobre como as pessoas reagem às coisas de forma diferente.
daniellebeverly's review against another edition
4.0
John Green is a master at capturing high school, and that rare adolescent time that we all went through, but vaguely forget after some time. John Green brings it back to you in crisp reality, all the while challenging what you think you understand about the world. I loved Q and his growth as a character, and can't wait to see the movie adaption. A solid YA novel!
thisbookaffair's review against another edition
5.0
Si enojan conmigo si digo que me ha gustado más que Bajo la misma estrella?
Porque estoy un 99% segura de que así es. Necesito reflexionar al respecto.
Editado: 02/07/2015
Reseña completa en thisbookaffair.tumblr.com
“Resulta sencillo olvidar lo lleno de personas que está el mundo, abarrotado, y cada una de ellas es susceptible de ser imaginada y, por lo tanto, de imaginarla mal."
El principal concepto que se desarrolla a través de la historia es la percepción que tenemos de las personas. Como las definimos, como creemos que son y que significan para nosotros. De ahí, las ciudades de papel.
Una ciudad de papel es una marca que los cartógrafos dejan en sus mapas. Es básicamente una ciudad fantasma. De este modo saben cuando uno de sus mapas es copiado y protegen sus derechos de autor. Lo que ha pasado con esto, es que hay personas que han llegado en busca de este lugar y con el paso del tiempo a alguien se le ocurre instalar un negocio o parada. Es decir, se convierte en un lugar real.
La opinión que tenemos de alguien, el como creemos que son esas personas, en que se basan sus acciones, que los motiva, puede estar (y está muchas veces) lejos de la realidad. Idealizar es algo que todos hacemos, sobre todo frente a personas que admiramos o de las cuales somos fans. No tenemos modo de saber como son en verdad y construimos una imagen de ellos en nuestras mentes, una imagen en la cual basamos nuestros juicios y reacciones a sus acciones.
Quentin está tan seguro de creer saber quien es Margo que no se da cuenta de que la persona que busca no existe. Y luego está desesperado por descubrir a la verdadera, pero se encuentra con muchas versiones de Margo en su búsqueda…¿cuál es la real?
Porque estoy un 99% segura de que así es. Necesito reflexionar al respecto.
Editado: 02/07/2015
Reseña completa en thisbookaffair.tumblr.com
“Resulta sencillo olvidar lo lleno de personas que está el mundo, abarrotado, y cada una de ellas es susceptible de ser imaginada y, por lo tanto, de imaginarla mal."
El principal concepto que se desarrolla a través de la historia es la percepción que tenemos de las personas. Como las definimos, como creemos que son y que significan para nosotros. De ahí, las ciudades de papel.
Una ciudad de papel es una marca que los cartógrafos dejan en sus mapas. Es básicamente una ciudad fantasma. De este modo saben cuando uno de sus mapas es copiado y protegen sus derechos de autor. Lo que ha pasado con esto, es que hay personas que han llegado en busca de este lugar y con el paso del tiempo a alguien se le ocurre instalar un negocio o parada. Es decir, se convierte en un lugar real.
La opinión que tenemos de alguien, el como creemos que son esas personas, en que se basan sus acciones, que los motiva, puede estar (y está muchas veces) lejos de la realidad. Idealizar es algo que todos hacemos, sobre todo frente a personas que admiramos o de las cuales somos fans. No tenemos modo de saber como son en verdad y construimos una imagen de ellos en nuestras mentes, una imagen en la cual basamos nuestros juicios y reacciones a sus acciones.
Quentin está tan seguro de creer saber quien es Margo que no se da cuenta de que la persona que busca no existe. Y luego está desesperado por descubrir a la verdadera, pero se encuentra con muchas versiones de Margo en su búsqueda…¿cuál es la real?
briannatrappett's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
justanothernerdling's review against another edition
4.0
Paper Towns is definitely one of my favorite John Green books!! It's fresh, makes you think about what is important, and just gives you an overall great feeling while reading it!
For those of you who don't know, Paper Towns is about a guy, Quentin, a general nerd, in the band, with strange but hilarious friends, who basically idolizes Margo, his neighbor. They were friends as kids, but grew apart during high school, until one night, Margo comes to Q with a list of things to do to solve her problems. The next day, she vanishes, leaving only a few hints, which lead Q and his friends on a road-trip quest to find Margo.
As I said,this book is so refreshing! There's no tragedy, no violence, no hate, just a lot of friendship and love and laughs! (I laughed out loud so often while reading this!!)
The characters are really amazing and unique! Q is so determined and sweet, Margo has a thing about random capitalization and is looking for a fun way to spend her days, Radar always has the information needed, and Ben is... Ben =p
John Green has this amazing ability to create characters that will stick with you for a long time! :)
The plot of the book is both simple and complex. I mean, the pranks that Margo pulls off at the beginning of the book, and the elaborate set of clues she leaves is in no means simple, but just the idea of friends sticking together to help another friend, while just living the high school life brings back the amazing simplicity of the plot.
For those of you who don't know, Paper Towns is about a guy, Quentin, a general nerd, in the band, with strange but hilarious friends, who basically idolizes Margo, his neighbor. They were friends as kids, but grew apart during high school, until one night, Margo comes to Q with a list of things to do to solve her problems. The next day, she vanishes, leaving only a few hints, which lead Q and his friends on a road-trip quest to find Margo.
As I said,this book is so refreshing! There's no tragedy, no violence, no hate, just a lot of friendship and love and laughs! (I laughed out loud so often while reading this!!)
The characters are really amazing and unique! Q is so determined and sweet, Margo has a thing about random capitalization and is looking for a fun way to spend her days, Radar always has the information needed, and Ben is... Ben =p
John Green has this amazing ability to create characters that will stick with you for a long time! :)
The plot of the book is both simple and complex. I mean, the pranks that Margo pulls off at the beginning of the book, and the elaborate set of clues she leaves is in no means simple, but just the idea of friends sticking together to help another friend, while just living the high school life brings back the amazing simplicity of the plot.
theowlofwisdom's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0