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Paper Towns
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January 1, 2013
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January 31, 2013
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Kevin Xu
Dec 26, 2013 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: favorites
One of the best books I have ever read. If this is how and what YA really is, I want to read more.
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Aug 20, 2014 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Paper Towns Book Review
John Green writes a wonderful fiction book that is interesting the whole way through. In Paper Towns John Green there is a cute nerdy teenage boy as the main character. Like in many of his other books, the main character named Quentin Jacobsen or Q for short he falls for the most popular girl in school, Margo Roth Spiegelman. This is typical of young adult novels. After Margo runs away, will Q and his friends find her? In this book I particularly liked how John Green mad
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Reno
Jun 07, 2016 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Good story about a boy with a crush on a girl whom they saw a dead body while playing together when they were young. I enjoyed the development of each character as they grew older and how they were affected inside by such a traumatic event. The girl becomes more mysterious to him and others as she develops her own sense of self. The story becomes a mystery as they approach graduation so I enjoyed Quentin gathering clues with his friends. I felt the emotional pull until the end when Quentin and M ...more
Megan
Dec 21, 2014 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Loved this book, til the end. So disappointing.
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