A review by renalexis
Paper Towns, by John Green
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.