"What a treacherous thing to believe that a person is more than a person."
Release Date: October 18th, 2008.
Description: 305, Paperback.
Availability: Amazon, $9,89.
Genre: YA, Mystery, Romance.
Rating: 4 stars.
Resume: Quentin has a thing for the girl next door, Margo Roth Spiegelman. When they were kids, Quentin and Margo were good friends and even went through a traumatic event together, but since then drifted apart. A few days before their high school graduation, Margo shows up at Quentin's window in the middle of the night, seeking his help for a mission.
Review: As far as I am concerned, every novel penned by John Green is really well-written and Paper Towns is no exception. The novel is divided in three parts. The first part relates the midnight trip Quentin took with Margo, the night before she ran away. Interesting and intriguing, by far the best part of the book. The second part follows Quentin as he looks for clues to find Margo. Unfortunately that part is redundant and fails to capture to reader's interest. The last part is divided by short, effective chapters.
While it is easy to relate to Quentin for his sensitive socially outcast persona, it is a little harder to connect with Margo. Portrayed as a self-absorb dream girl, Margo is only present for the first few chapters of the novel. We get a sense of who she is by the clues she left being and the dialogues between Quentin and her best friend, Lacey. This part was masterly maneuvered by John Green. Quentin's friends; Ben and Marcus aka Radar are pretty stereotyped characters. They are the kind of sidekicks every YA novels have. Ben is the token goofy, and sometimes a little dumb, friend. Radar, is more grounded and Quentin's voice of reason. If the Ben character is, at times, annoying and Radar's irrelevant, both are still charming and provide a good comical relief.
Romance is very much present in Paper Towns. The relationship between Quentin and Margo is one-sided on Quentin's part for the majority of the novel. In the beginning, Quentin's infatuation for Margo is as cute as any other High School's crush. However, as the novel progress, Quentin loses some of his charm due to his over-the-top behavior in the desperate search for a girl he wasn't even friends with. Ben and Lacey's relationship feels pushed down our throat, however Radar and Angela's more relatable.
Perception is everything in Paper Towns. Perception is why Quentin fell for Margo. He liked her because of the perception he had of her, not for who she really was. It teaches a valuable message; the picture we painted in our heads of a person isn't the reflect of reality.
Overall, Paper Towns is a fun, coming-out-of-age mystery. John Green doesn't disappoint with his witty, quirky characters.
Recommendations: Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher, FanGirl by Rainbow Rowell, I'll Give You The Sun by Jandy Nelson.
While it is easy to relate to Quentin for his sensitive socially outcast persona, it is a little harder to connect with Margo. Portrayed as a self-absorb dream girl, Margo is only present for the first few chapters of the novel. We get a sense of who she is by the clues she left being and the dialogues between Quentin and her best friend, Lacey. This part was masterly maneuvered by John Green. Quentin's friends; Ben and Marcus aka Radar are pretty stereotyped characters. They are the kind of sidekicks every YA novels have. Ben is the token goofy, and sometimes a little dumb, friend. Radar, is more grounded and Quentin's voice of reason. If the Ben character is, at times, annoying and Radar's irrelevant, both are still charming and provide a good comical relief.
Romance is very much present in Paper Towns. The relationship between Quentin and Margo is one-sided on Quentin's part for the majority of the novel. In the beginning, Quentin's infatuation for Margo is as cute as any other High School's crush. However, as the novel progress, Quentin loses some of his charm due to his over-the-top behavior in the desperate search for a girl he wasn't even friends with. Ben and Lacey's relationship feels pushed down our throat, however Radar and Angela's more relatable.
Perception is everything in Paper Towns. Perception is why Quentin fell for Margo. He liked her because of the perception he had of her, not for who she really was. It teaches a valuable message; the picture we painted in our heads of a person isn't the reflect of reality.
Overall, Paper Towns is a fun, coming-out-of-age mystery. John Green doesn't disappoint with his witty, quirky characters.
Recommendations: Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher, FanGirl by Rainbow Rowell, I'll Give You The Sun by Jandy Nelson.
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