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Quentin "Q" Jacobsen has always had a crush on his neighbor Margo Roth Spiegleman. One night in their senior year of high school Margo takes Q out for a night of pranks then the next day she disappears. Q spends the rest of the book trying to find her. I liked the pranks at the beginning and the road trip later in the book. The rest of the book dragged and was full of annoying pseudo psychology about how we are all connected but nobody can really know another. Also way too much repeating what Wh
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Well boo on this one. I was really enjoying the beginning of the book (albeit it was highly implausible) with the mysterious Margo and her childhood friend "Q" running around town and causing havoc. No one really knows Margo and we start to learn that perhaps she isn't just the pretty/popular girl in town. I also appreciated learning about paper towns. Rather fascinating really.
The book fell apart for me towards the end (which stinks since I had already invested time in the story) when Green fel ...more
The book fell apart for me towards the end (which stinks since I had already invested time in the story) when Green fel ...more
Up until now, Quentin's biggest concerns have been making sure that he ends his senior year on the right note before he heads off to Duke in the fall and wondering why all his geeky friends are so concerned about the prom. But when the beautiful, daring, yet elusive Margo Roth Spiegelman taps on his bedroom window one night, Q has no idea that his life is about to change. Q has admired Margo since they were childhood friends, but now all he knows about her are rumors of her epic runaway road tri
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First of all, I immensely enjoy John Green's humor. I laughed a lot while reading this. I also appreciate his writing style. It’s concise, clear, and I could buzz quickly through the pages. His writing style and especially his humor is what I enjoyed most about this book.
The book was in 3 parts:
1. REVENGE — where Margo and Quentin (Q) pull an all-nighter, revenging other kids in their high school (who have done Margo wrong) with silly pranks.
2. OBSESSION — where Q, the main character who tells t ...more
The book was in 3 parts:
1. REVENGE — where Margo and Quentin (Q) pull an all-nighter, revenging other kids in their high school (who have done Margo wrong) with silly pranks.
2. OBSESSION — where Q, the main character who tells t ...more
I really wanted to like this book, but just didn't love it. It seemed to drag on a little bit and I really couldn't get into Margo.
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If you've read one John Green novel, you've read them all...and yet they are all entertaining. I can see why he's a favorite author of the YA crowd.
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Second time reading it. But this time as an audio book
Aug 10, 2014
Stacey
marked it as bailed
Mar 18, 2015
Lisa of Hopewell
marked it as to-read
Nov 30, 2015
Kim DeCina
marked it as to-read
3.5 stars
Jun 21, 2016
Nadia
marked it as to-read
Nov 17, 2018
Katie
marked it as to-read
Mar 12, 2023
Grace
marked it as to-read
