From the Bookshelf of Our Shared Shelf…
Find A Copy At
Group Discussions About This Book
No group discussions for this book yet.
What Members Thought
Jan 09, 2014
Sarah
rated it
really liked it
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
american-fiction,
fiction
The last one of John Green's books for me to read. I cannot decide if I liked it better than Looking for Alaska or not, but I think it is one of the top two for me. Possibly because no one dies. Or possibly because it's about leaving, with which I am so familiar.
Update: I've also realized this story is so poignant because it's about learning that not everything is a Hollywood ending, and that a lot of life is about how you get where you're going, instead of just getting where you're going. And a ...more
Update: I've also realized this story is so poignant because it's about learning that not everything is a Hollywood ending, and that a lot of life is about how you get where you're going, instead of just getting where you're going. And a ...more
So very similar to Looking for Alaska. I like how he writes about friendship, but am starting to feel that the author had it bad for some unattainable bad girl in high school.
This was quite simply a fun book. I loved the deconstruction of the Magic Pixie Dream Girl trope, loved Quentin and his odd mix of confidence and reticence, loved the friendship between Quentin, Radar, and Ben (and Lacey). I'm looking forward to reading more John Green.
...more
John Green gets adolescents. I was not sure what I wanted from the ending, but this one was not it.
This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it,
click here.
My first John Green, and I totally understand his popularity with the teen audience. His character's voices are authentic, and the issues they are dealing with real without being overdone and trite. This book certainly kept me guessing until the end and I appreciated that it was a teen novel about travel that did not reference Kerouac, Whitman was a much better choice.
...more
This book drew me in quickly with intriguing characters and the mystery of Margo. I had fun following her clues and seeing the characters develop. I appreciated the concept of paper towns and paper people who aren't what you expect. For me, the ending didn't hold my attention as much as the first half.
...more
Much good.
A scavenger hunt through misplaced identities with surprising results. How well do you know your best friend?
Jun 30, 2014
Susan
added it
Jul 23, 2014
Alana
marked it as to-read
