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Paper Towns

John Green

Discussion: . Week 3: Book Turned Into Movie

Why we're reading this: My daughter recommended it, and I want to see the movie this winter (but not before reading the book).
[close] My daughter recommended it, and I want to see the movie this winter (but not before reading the book).

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Jul 17, 2014 Nikki rated it liked it

You can read my full review here: http://nikkitheknack.blogspot.ca/2014...

I'm usually a fan of John Green's novels, but I'm kind of disappointed by "Paper Towns".

The writing itself is beautiful and quotable as usual, but the formula is very much the same as "Looking for Alaska": nice/nerdy boy falls for unattainable girl, girl leaves in one way or another, boy learns life lesson. "Looking for Alaska" is one of my favourite novels, so to see such a similar premise kind of made it feel cheap.

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Jan 12, 2015 Melissa rated it it was amazing

There were a lot of parts that I enjoyed about this book. The biggest part, was how captivating the book was. I really did not want to put the book down, and wanted to know what happened next. The other part of the book that I loved was how funny it was, especially the ending. Another thing that I enjoyed about the book is the comparisons and analogies that John Green had throughout the book. I have read two of Green’s previouses works, and I don’t remember the heavy comparisons between other wo There were a lot of parts that I enjoyed about this book. The biggest part, was how captivating the book was. I really did not want to put the book down, and wanted to know what happened next. The other part of the book that I loved was how funny it was, especially the ending. Another thing that I enjoyed about the book is the comparisons and analogies that John Green had throughout the book. I have read two of Green’s previouses works, and I don’t remember the heavy comparisons between other works and our characters, like he did in this book. It was really, not just enjoyable and fun, but refreshing as you are trying to figure out what will happen next, and how the story will pan out. I also enjoy the the adventure itself. It was fun to see Q, along with his friends, solving all these clues and finding Margo. The last thing that I enjoyed was the growth of Q. It was great to see Q starting off a as a shy and playing it safe kind of guy, growing to someone who goes on random adventures with friends. It was great seeing him find himself and exploring and thinking about concepts and ideas that he never thought or ventured to before.

As much as I love the book, there were a few things that I did not like. One of these points was the rate of Q’s growth. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed his growth, but I felt as though it went a little too fast, and not as believable. In a course of two weeks Q went from playing by the rules and being safe, to someone who would randomly go on a car trip up to New York. The other problem that I had was the building scene that Q went to to find Margo. We find out that the building has a type of dangerous mold that is known to kill people unless you wear the proper gear. I found it interesting that both Margo and Q know about the building’s problem and yet they still decided to stay in the building. It did not seem like it would match Q’s personality. The final problem that I had with the book was Margo dropping out of school with only two weeks left of school. Please understand that I did spend six years studying to be a teacher, and I know that this will influence me in my decision, but it just bothered me that Margo could not wait for two weeks before she ran off, or made sure that she could still get her diploma before running off.

In all, I did give this book five out of five stars on Goodreads. I did enjoy this book and the adventures of Q. It was nice to see the parallelisms between Q and his story to some of the other characters and works throughout the book. I also enjoyed the humorous writing that existed throughout this book.

Last but not least, I will recommend this book to everyone. I do believe that everyone will not only enjoy the story and adventure, but the humor, characters, and the parallelisms that Green wrote throughout the book. ...more

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Feb 19, 2015 Dawn Husted rated it really liked it

I finished reading Paper Towns over the weekend, and I have to be honest, I never heard of this book before. The main reason: there’s so many books out there! But when I saw that the author, John Green, was the same author as the book I genuinely enjoyed (TFIOS), I grabbed it without hesitation.

The first 100 pages flew by fast; good humor throughout chapter one, exciting events starting with chapter two when Margo climbs through Quentin’s window, and a well balance of humor and excitement over t ...more

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Jan 05, 2014 Morgan rated it liked it

Great read! At times, I felt the characters were a little too similar to those in "Looking for Alaska". I do highly recommend, though! 4.5

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Meh, thinking back it was a great idea but too Manic Pixie Dream Girl/ Nerdy Dude for me. The writing was lovely and I was supportive of the ending. 3.5 ...more

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