Paper Towns
Ratings713
Average rating3.6
Not quite up to the standards of Green's other books. I was also a little disturbed by the amount of vandalism and partying in this book. I know its for teens, but I still felt there was too much.
Foi durante 3 anos o meu livro preferido, toda a coisa do Quentin procurar pela Margot, todas as pistas e o final...
No entanto tinha ficado mais feliz se o final fosse levemente diferente, tratando se de John Green não esperava menos do que isso
I read this John Green novel soon after binging on Jennifer Niven's amazing young adult book All the Bright Places. They were similar in ways but Paper Towns just could not compare. Essentially, Paper Towns fluctuated between boring and annoying me. I loathed Margo - why was she such a big deal to everybody in the book? I mean, how self-absorbed can a person be? And Quentin? Annoying. The rest of the characters were utterly forgettable. I am going to see the movie when it opens and I'm hoping that I like it better than the novel.
DNF ~ 10%Meh. Can't be bothered to say anything. Go read my [b: An Abundance of Katherines 49750 An Abundance of Katherines John Green https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1360206426l/49750.SY75.jpg 48658] review. :)
I really like John Green as a person, altruist, and Youtube personality, but I couldn't muster a crap about these kids/characters. Maybe I was just on a YA overload after reading An Abundance of Katherines.
This is a great book about self-discovery. Would recommend it to anyone trying to find themselves.
This went from “this is the worst John Green book”, to “actually this is the best” to “ffs John can u please write a complete ending for once not one that feels like someone ripped the last 10 pages of the book”
Anyway it was fun, 3.5/5
Took me a bit to remove Cara Delavigne's face from my mind when imagining Margo, then everything worked out.
Just another one of John Green's successes- capturing brokeness in the most beautiful ways!
This was a cute read. I remember high school and feeling suffocated. Of course I wasn't a Margo Roth Spielgelman by any means lol. Life is tough enough already. Being a teen on the verge of having to become an adult (in the eyes of the world) is a scary thing.
Margo did frustrate me a bit as she is portrayed and reads like a spoiled child, however I felt where her character is coming from. She is very lucky to have people care enough about her to come looking, even though she left much to be desired as a friend herself. People didn't even know who she really was....because she didn't let them. Most people aren't interested in who you really are .. they are interested in the idea of who they think you are. But should that be why we let them think that way?
All it takes is to talk and listen in kind and maybe, just maybe, one wouldn't feel empty and alone when surrounded by people. That smile? Could be what makes someone's day. That hello? Could change the trajectory of that person's life. That ear? Maybe....that is what makes a person whole.
The road trip in the final chapter is very funny. The rest of the book is classic John Green, and reminded me so much of An Abundance of Catherines that I figured I knew how it would end for our hero, except it totally didn't.
Still, the sameness of these books really makes me want to take a break from reading them.
Interesting approach for a coming of age story. I enjoyed thinking through the clues with the main character. A reminder that life happens whether it is as planned or not.
My brain kept wanting to merge the enigmatic Margo with Alaska (a character from another John Green book).
So much of this was enjoyable but the final pages just left so much to be desired. I loved the well-drawn characters, the good dialogue, the relatable experiences and the multiple arks - the Osprey, the minivan, etc. All great. The pretentious closing was disappointing but for all the previously mentioned strengths, it merits 4 stars.
It is far too easy to stop identifying people as people and to turn them into something greater, but connection happens in that magical human space when we acknowledge not only our own flaws but the flaws in others, and instead of running away from that - choose to be radically accepting instead.
Really enjoyed this, I find it too easy to focus on the fact that Green creates similar characters - so what? That is what he gifted to me, and it is my job to find the nuance.
groovy.
Fast, funny, and enjoyable read. Loved all the characters but the McGuffin Margo; but I think that's the point.
I loved this book. I should know by now what to expect from a John Green book, but I was surprised at how smart and deep and thought provoking it was. He's a master at bringing a motif or symbol all the way through the book, and as a reader it's so fun and rewarding to follow them.
I wish I read this when I was younger, it would have made me rethink some of my relationships and expectations of others and myself. So good. Will reread. Now I'll have to check out some Whitman and Woody Guthrie.
Quentin sdh menyukai tetangganya Margo sejak mereka kecil. Sebenanrnya gk bisa dibilang mereka besar bersama juga krn lingkaran pergulan yg berbeda. Jadi ingat sama Falling Into Place yg blm lama kubaca, Margo ini anak populer sedang Quentin bkn. Namun sbnrnya Margo bkn anak populer yg kejam juga, justru dia adalah pencegah banjir bandang antara anak populer & bukan.
Suatu hari Margo memutuskan untuk pergi dari rmh setelah semalaman mengajak Quentin untuk berpetualang membalas dendam kepada orang2 yg telah menyakitinya. Margo meninggalkan petunjuk2 untuk Quentin, tapi juga gk berharap supaya Quentin menyusulnya.
i really enjoyed John Greens looking for Alaska, his writing style is enjoyable and I love reading from a male perspective but I didn't like the character Margo and it made the end of the book kind of not very enjoyable. I love Q overall isn't a bad character, but near the end I find him to be quite selfish, though he does end up redeeming himself a little in the end. it was okay for a one time read but definitely won't be reading again
I enjoyed the first two parts, but the final is anticlimatic and tries way too hard to be philosophical..
The first quarter was dreadfully annoying...but it got better once I got used to Quentin's voice. The ending is a bit bland. But between the end and the beginning the story is...neat, I guess?
I loved certain parts of this and there were decent characterization. Also I laughed at many points.
Draw backs: what school has their senior class start reading Moby Dick in May?! Way to shoe horn in a way for you to make allusions and it kind of broke the suspension of disbelief for me.
There we too many times John Green described the act of peeing.
how is it that the omnicitionary blurb for what a paper town does not show up earlier? Q searched for that phrase but only said that he found it buried in a realestate forum. Either Q is really bad at using the Internet, or plot convenience, either way it weakens the story for me.
Pro-tip: if the only shirt available has a confederate flag on it, turn that shit inside out (although I didn't mind that part)
Fun read. Didn't realize that it was set in my neighboring town till I started reading it although I did know that John Green grew up around here.
First read: This book is fantastic.
Reread 2015:
I've been in a reading slump for about a month, so when I picked this book up, I had a hard time reading it. And it's not that it was bad or anything like that at all, but this was reread for me, which I did because the movie is coming out soon, and because I was in a reading slump it was just hard to read. I didn't want to, which was and odd feeling. But I could just tell that I was craving a new story, something that wasn't a reread and so I decided to just “get it over with”. I'm so happy that I did because it was amazing once again. I didn't love it as much as the first time, but it was still amazing. I still love Quentin Jacobsen. I am still in love with Ben Starling. I still absolutely adore this story.