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:
fiction,
american-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

Margo dan Quentin bertetangga sejak kecil. Meski demikian mereka sebenarnya tidak sungguh-sungguh berteman, sampai suatu ketika, menjelang kelulusan mereka di SMA, tiba-tiba Margo mengajak Quentin melakukan 11 misi dalam satu malam yang liar. Misi itu melibatkan ikan lele, cat semprot, dan bahkan bunga tulip. Keesokan harinya, Margo menghilang. Dia tidak masuk sekolah, dia tidak bisa dihubungi, dan tidak ada yang tahu ke mana dia pergi. Tapi dia pergi secara sukarela dan itulah sebabnya polisi t
...more

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

I'm not a huge Green fan, but the book is much better than the movie. I'm intrigued by his ability to write an entertaining novel that is also almost an essay on Whitman.
...more

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

Lupakan soal cerita dramanya. Yang sangat saya sukai adalah ide atas fakta "paper towns" atau kota kertas itu: kota fiktif dalam peta yang diciptakan oleh Kartografer sebagai jebakan hak cipta. Ide itu menurutku sangat KEREN. Dan, lucu. xD xD
Hidup Otto G. Lindberg & Ernest Alpers! ...more
Hidup Otto G. Lindberg & Ernest Alpers! ...more

Jan 14, 2014
Melissa
rated it
it was amazing
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
ya-titles,
ebook-nook

Jun 30, 2014
Susan
added it

Oct 09, 2014
Nicole Brunet
marked it as to-read

May 12, 2015
Jeanne Bufkin
marked it as to-read

May 31, 2015
Shawna
added it

Nov 08, 2015
Rachel
added it