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Paper Towns

John Green

Start date: July 1, 2014

Finish date: July 31, 2014

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Jun 18, 2015 Tilli rated it it was amazing

Even though the ending was a little disappointing, the characters where so amazing that I had to give it 5 stars.

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Nov 11, 2014 Cambrie rated it liked it

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I couldn't connect with the characters, especially Margo. However, I didn't dislike her until the end of the story. In the beginning, I found her interesting, adventurous, and I wanted to know more about this girl that Quentin has loved for some many years. Then I came to the last chapter when (SPOILERS) Quentin finds Margo, and she was completely ungrateful. After he misses graduation to find her, and she's "impressed." What? That ...more

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May 27, 2013 Emma rated it liked it

Shelves: one-shots-series-starters, not-worth-the-read, 2013, ya, romance, contemporary

Review: Honestly? This was my least favorite John Green book so far. But it's probably my own fault. I didn't do my research and realize that one of the genres was mystery.

See, the cover looked so innocent! There was a nice little map with a big ol' push pin! And the title, Paper Towns, sounded so cute! Note that I didn't know what a paper town was at the time.

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The only time I had to read this week was at night. I thought it was going to be a pleasant nighttime read, so you can ima ...more

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Mar 15, 2014 Ann rated it really liked it

4.4 stars, actually.

This book was eh. It was nice, but fell a little short of my expectations.

The writing was pretty enjoyable, very casual. The tiny little "teen" stuff/scenes sprinkled in made everything very funny and light. The main character's friends were also hilarious. I love Ben! The most important thing was actually the very touching ending. It was extremely deep (as in philosophically) and it impressed me. I usually think about life in ways similar to that and I've never thought that ...more

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Jan 14, 2014 Abi rated it really liked it

Just like the fault in our stars paper towns isn't a let down. John green has very unique characters with very interesting personalities. You can very clearly see bits of him in this story. Although it might seem confusing throughout the story when you finish it is a very got plot line. John green you pleasantly surprised me again ...more

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