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Paper Towns by John Green

21 reviews

fanboyriot's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny mysterious 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

5.0

Read For:

Road Trip

Small Town

Good Friendships

High School Setting

Missing Person/Runaway

I loved the writing style of this book. The adventure and mystery was so entertaining to read. It felt a bit ridiculous but it was so enjoyable to read. Though the ending wasn’t as satisfying as I was hoping for.

Release Date: 16, October 2008

POV: First Person

Spice: n/a

Rep: BIPOC (SC)

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frietje9's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful fast-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

4.0

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anilourengo's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional informative inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

3.5

El libro se encuentra separado en 3 partes, en la primera conocemos a los amigos de Quentin y éste ayuda a Margo a realizar su plan de venganza. En la segunda parte, Margo se va de su casa dejando pistas, como siempre, para ver si la encuentran. Quentin y sus amigos intentarán encontrarla antes que sea demasiado tarde. En la última parte, descubrimos si Quentin encuentra a Margo a tiempo o no.

Grafica de una manera excelente el trauma de la adolescencia en el colegio (con todos sus actores) y lo importante y dificil que es ese paso que todos tenemos que dar en la vida cuando llega el último día de clases de la escuela secundaria, donde dejamos de ser chicos para empezar nuestra vida como adultos y todo lo que ello conlleva, aunque en ese momento no solemos darle esa importancia.

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anewton's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

There are elements of beauty to this book, pure poetry, beautiful lessons on life, love and purpose. In saying that, there are also annoying, selfish characters, with flaws and mannerisms that are a bit too annoying to ignore.

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bbbookworm's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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natttbuggg's review against another edition

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adventurous inspiring reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I think this is a really good deconstruction of the Manic Pixie Dream Girl (MPDG). The whole book we follow Q who learns that people cannot be treated as anything but a person and that the imaginings of who a person is says more about the person imagining them than the person themselves. In the first part of the book where Q and Margo go about doing the last 11 things she needs to complete he rarely gets to see her without any obstruction. This perfectly shows how Margo is a concept to Q rather than a person. How Q cannot clearly see who she is rather what he wants her to be. Margo is not leaving clues or trying to be a mystery, Margo is trying to be Margo. I did like how each character has “their own Margo” that they are trying to find and, in their minds, ultimately save. In looking for Margo Q finds a new found appreciation for people, not as windows, mirrors or doors but as people and that there is still beauty in that.

I can see the similarities between this and Looking for Alaska but I think this one did it better. I am going to rewatch the movie but from what I remember of both adaptations Looking for Alaska’s adaptation was better (partly because it was a show not a movie) and I believe that PT is better than LFA.

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stuck_in_a_good_book's review against another edition

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adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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kelreadsbooks's review against another edition

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adventurous funny hopeful reflective tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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meganlovesreading's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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chowie's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

I enjoyed the characters and the adventure. It was a book I wanted to keep reading and finish, but the end left me feeling underwhelmed. I understand that the main character, through the story, had much personal growth and gained some beautiful friendships. However, the end made it seem that all his hard work and adventure was for nothing. The ending left questions unanswered, actions of the characters unexplained and my heart unsatified.

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