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Paper Towns

John Green

Start date: February 1, 2015

Finish date: February 28, 2015

Discussion: Group Read Archive 2014-16

Why we're reading this: YA Group Read - February 2015
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Group Read Archive 2014-16

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Jul 14, 2015 Catie rated it it was ok

Shelves: travel, fiction, read-2015, contemporary, young-adult-fiction, book-club, mystery, romance, adventure

Eh. Nothing spectacular.

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Apr 22, 2014 Nancy Brady rated it liked it

Shelves: from-another-bookcrosser, ya, bookcrossing-bookring

Quentin has been enamored/loved Margo Roth Spiegelman, a wildly adventurous neighbor girl, forever although they run in different crowds. In one night everything changes when she invites him to a night of revenge and adventure. Agreeing, this night changes him, making him bolder and setting events in motion. Then Margo disappears leaving a trail of clues that Quentin must solve. Gathering friends Ben and Radar, he seeks Margo, but can he figure out these clues? Will he find her again, or will sh ...more

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Aug 07, 2014 🥀 Rose 🥀 rated it it was ok

Shelves: young-adult, audio-book

Having read both Looking for Alaska and Fault in our Stars and really enjoying both, I was fairly disappointed in Paper Towns. Basically a coming of age story where a whole lot of nothing happens.

Quentin Jacobson lives next door to the girl he has known his whole life and used to play with as a child. Now as a senior in high school, they travel in different circles. Until one night she climbs through his bedroom window and takes him on an all night adventure of payback to several of her friends ...more

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Apr 20, 2015 Alison Harvey rated it liked it

Shelves: ya, contemporary

I was a little disappointed with this one - it was only ok. I just found it a little boring, and I couldn't really get into it. ...more

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Jul 21, 2015 Jenni rated it did not like it

Shelves: i-struggled, 2015

It was awful! Do not waste your time. The dialogue was terrible and the build-up, while snail paced, was incredibly disappointing once it reached its conclusion.

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