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Paper Towns

Paper Towns

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  • Author：John Green
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Summary

Who is the real Margo？

Quentin Jacobsen has spent a lifetime loving the magnificently adventurous Margo Roth Spiegelman from afar。 So when she cracks open a window and climbs into his life—dressed like a ninja and summoning him for an ingenious campaign of revenge—he follows。 After their all-nighter ends， and a new day breaks， Q arrives at school to discover that Margo， always an enigma， has now become a mystery。 But Q soon learns that there are clues—and they're for him。 Urged down a disconnected path， the closer he gets， the less Q sees the girl he thought he knew。。。

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Reviews

Eloise Delvat ，

I watched the movie and then read the book。 I think the book is better and I'm a big fan of the many theories of life （the cut strings， grass and boat theories）。I also like the fact that it takes place in Southern Florida， I feel like it fits the storyline well。I've read 3 of John Green's novels and this one is my favorite so far。 I watched the movie and then read the book。 I think the book is better and I'm a big fan of the many theories of life （the cut strings， grass and boat theories）。I also like the fact that it takes place in Southern Florida， I feel like it fits the storyline well。I've read 3 of John Green's novels and this one is my favorite so far。 。。。more

Kelsey ，

I love close friendships and adventures！ I couldn't put this book down！ LOVE it。 Even though Margo was a selfish person at least Quentin finally lives a little and gets out of his shell WITH his friends！ Also enjoyed the movie。 I love close friendships and adventures！ I couldn't put this book down！ LOVE it。 Even though Margo was a selfish person at least Quentin finally lives a little and gets out of his shell WITH his friends！ Also enjoyed the movie。 。。。more

Hillary _ Wasinger ，

Me gustó。Me decepcionó un poco el final， como que espera un final explosivo， que me haga decir AAAAHHH CLAROO， CÓMO NO VI ESO？？ y solo me hizo decir: QUÉ？ COMO QUE TERMINÓ ACAA pero bueno， siento que también es lo que le dio un poco de realismo， no todo siempre es emocionante， ni perfecto。Y cómo el final me hizo pensar en eso， no me disgustó del todo。 :）

Ellen Spes ，

Graduation kids on mystery。

Rachel LaMantia ，

This book is good。 I don't know if I would necessarily recommend it but if you're looking for a quick and easy read it's cute。 This book is good。 I don't know if I would necessarily recommend it but if you're looking for a quick and easy read it's cute。 。。。more

Bea San Luis ，

Eh。

Cathy ，

All the world is Margo Roth Spiegelman’s stage and everyone else just lives in it。 Quentin spends the entire book putting Margo on a pedestal。 He fixates on her disappearance and makes it way deeper than it actually is。 This book reminds me of the quote， ‘Never meet your heroes， because they're sure to disappoint you’。 I did like this book， it made me contemplative。 Each person’s life is their own story and how do they piece together with other peoples’ stories and their perception of life in ge All the world is Margo Roth Spiegelman’s stage and everyone else just lives in it。 Quentin spends the entire book putting Margo on a pedestal。 He fixates on her disappearance and makes it way deeper than it actually is。 This book reminds me of the quote， ‘Never meet your heroes， because they're sure to disappoint you’。 I did like this book， it made me contemplative。 Each person’s life is their own story and how do they piece together with other peoples’ stories and their perception of life in general。 。。。more

Johana Lugo ，

Me dijeron que era un buen libro。 No pienso lo mismo

Jusni Sakka ，

Sebenarnya aku mau ngasih bintang tiga， tapi karena Ben Berdarah-Radar-Q selalu berhasil buat aku terbahak-bahak dengan lelucon garing mereka， rasanya gak tega juga。Aku gak tau kenapa John Green keknya jijik banget dengan kisah cinta yang berakhir bahagia， walaupun dalam dunia nyata， yang digambarkan Om Green mungkin sedikit realistis。 Seperti kita gak pernah benar-benar jatuh cinta kepada seseorang， tapi kita jatuh cinta dengan gambaran orang tersebut dalam pikiran kita， dan ketika kita tahu ya Sebenarnya aku mau ngasih bintang tiga， tapi karena Ben Berdarah-Radar-Q selalu berhasil buat aku terbahak-bahak dengan lelucon garing mereka， rasanya gak tega juga。Aku gak tau kenapa John Green keknya jijik banget dengan kisah cinta yang berakhir bahagia， walaupun dalam dunia nyata， yang digambarkan Om Green mungkin sedikit realistis。 Seperti kita gak pernah benar-benar jatuh cinta kepada seseorang， tapi kita jatuh cinta dengan gambaran orang tersebut dalam pikiran kita， dan ketika kita tahu yang sebenarnya tentangnya， hanya ada 2 kemungkinan。 Kecewa atau justru semakin menyukainya。 。。。more

Sarah ，

Not a review。。。 "You will go to the paper town and will never come backkk"， it has stayed with me for a very long while。 Not a review。。。 "You will go to the paper town and will never come backkk"， it has stayed with me for a very long while。 。。。more

Matthew Mendoza ，

I never really understood the hype of this book。 I wasn't too invested in the characters， and I thought the relationship was a little toxic and non-engaging。 I never really understood the hype of this book。 I wasn't too invested in the characters， and I thought the relationship was a little toxic and non-engaging。 。。。more

Kim ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I enjoyed reading Paper Towns。 The book was entertaining and I liked Quentin's friend group a lot。 However， it was not nearly a 5-star rating for me。 Whereas the beginning was really strong in my opinion and the road trip part was interesting as well， the middle part dragged itself while reading。 I was also tired of the numerous Whitman allusions after finishing the book and the ending wasn't that satisfying either。 All in all， I still loved the whole idea around Paper Towns being based on real I enjoyed reading Paper Towns。 The book was entertaining and I liked Quentin's friend group a lot。 However， it was not nearly a 5-star rating for me。 Whereas the beginning was really strong in my opinion and the road trip part was interesting as well， the middle part dragged itself while reading。 I was also tired of the numerous Whitman allusions after finishing the book and the ending wasn't that satisfying either。 All in all， I still loved the whole idea around Paper Towns being based on real occurrings and the ending fits the story in a perfect way even though it wasn't what I hoped it would be。If you're planning on reading Paper Towns I would suggest you to do so: Even though the book has not become one of my favorite books of all time， I enjoyed it throughout！ 。。。more

Laura Vidović ，

not my favourite， plot was to "streched" in my opinion and there wasn't really much going on。。。 or maybe there was to much not my favourite， plot was to "streched" in my opinion and there wasn't really much going on。。。 or maybe there was to much 。。。more

Isabella ，

Es un libro lento pero vale la pena leerlo。

Jana Malek ，

All the characters are annoying yet likable。 Loved the book though。

Elle Brown ，

First of all， John Green is a phenomenal writer！ I read this book because I first read The Fault in Our Stars and absolutely loved it。 Paper Towns was good， but not as good as I thought it would be。 There was so much cussing， which I didn't feel like it needed to be there to make the story。 I also felt that it dragged on。 It could have been a little shorter and I think the same point would have come across。 First of all， John Green is a phenomenal writer！ I read this book because I first read The Fault in Our Stars and absolutely loved it。 Paper Towns was good， but not as good as I thought it would be。 There was so much cussing， which I didn't feel like it needed to be there to make the story。 I also felt that it dragged on。 It could have been a little shorter and I think the same point would have come across。 。。。more

Gigi ，

well， i’m gonna be honest。 i liked the book？ yes， but principally because i identify with margo。 margo it’s definitely my favorite character， i found my self in her。 Q was in love of the idea he had of her， but a the end it’s cute that they can finally have their good ending。 it was mutual， but still， Q had an idea of her。 i love margo

Cailey ，

I read this book and I was able to finish it in 4 hours。 This was such a good book。 The writing was amazing and so interesting。 100% recommend

Elliana Lynch ，

Seen the movie before the book

Cynthia E Sherman ，

Great story， but I feel it us not appropriate for a classroom library， unless a parent signs a permission slip。

Zuzanna ，

i really liked it and especially enjoyed creation of Margo and her character （don’t want to spoil anything but I’m talking about “finding” her） also I think that the ending was PERFECT and i would not accept it any other way （it is actually one of the strongest parts of this book for me） Quentin’s and Margo’s relationship and how it developed was also great and very realistic which I enjoyed ✨

Zuzanna Przepierzyńska ，

5

kiki ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 imma read review later probs， but rn im abt to annotate some of my fav lines， etc from the book and also i wanna try annotating， bc i’ve never done it before anyway here are some thoughts/opinions， etc for now lol :d•the quotes rlly helped me to understand some stuff deeper•i’m pretty sad i just finished it lmao， although lately i was like i want to be done w it already hahah•margo and quentin are my favs<3•the book made me really question some stuff•sometimes a bit boring •rn i wanna discover s imma read review later probs， but rn im abt to annotate some of my fav lines， etc from the book and also i wanna try annotating， bc i’ve never done it before anyway here are some thoughts/opinions， etc for now lol :d•the quotes rlly helped me to understand some stuff deeper•i’m pretty sad i just finished it lmao， although lately i was like i want to be done w it already hahah•margo and quentin are my favs<3•the book made me really question some stuff•sometimes a bit boring •rn i wanna discover some abandoned places， bc of this book :p•i think i’ll be rereading this book•imma watch the film soon•i think it could be amazing to just pack my stuff and run away， i’d love to experience something like margo someday•ben reminds me of alex karev from greys anatomy， the acting is similar at some point， he also kinda annoyed me sometimes， bc of his weird inappropriate talking even in front of lacey， which was rlly weird ccand some other stuff and not counting ppl like jase， chuck or becca， he was probably my least fav character •the ending was beautiful but also rlly sad•are margo and quentin in love？•i loved how quentin cared abt margo， all the research and crazy stuff to do to find her， i could see he slightly started falling in love with her and then he actually probably did•overall a rlly good read， i’d recommend :）） 。。。more

Lulu ，

I love the way the characters are portrayed。 Just like other Green books the readers feel a connection to the characters。 I find the story touching as you can see the characters all struggle with their lives。 But the characters keep working together。 Also the quotes in this Book Are so well picked！ Margo is such a mysterious character but I like how much we lear about her at the end。

T📚 ，

I don’t like this book。 So many unnecessary paragraph， manage to finish this off in 6 days lolll

Alessandra Duda ，

Credo sia il primo libro che ho letto di John Green， mi ha fatto vedere le cose da un punto di vista differente， e mi ha fatto capire che non tutto è come sembra。 Il finale è stato nostalgico， ma chi lo ha letto saprà bene che è stato un finale giusto nonostante tutto。

Chase Peterson ，

I was really worried I wouldn't like this one。 It's not that I thought it wouldn't be good， it's just that my graduation speech was based on a speech given by John Green that he based on this book。。。 I just hadn't read the book yet。 The speech had almost nothing to do with the book， but still， I wanted the book to be good。 And。。。 it was！ Of the 4 books I've read by Green， I think this is my favorite。 My problem with Alaska was that it didn't have any core message for me to take away from it， and I was really worried I wouldn't like this one。 It's not that I thought it wouldn't be good， it's just that my graduation speech was based on a speech given by John Green that he based on this book。。。 I just hadn't read the book yet。 The speech had almost nothing to do with the book， but still， I wanted the book to be good。 And。。。 it was！ Of the 4 books I've read by Green， I think this is my favorite。 My problem with Alaska was that it didn't have any core message for me to take away from it， and my problem with Katherines was that it was just too boring， but Paper Towns solved both of those problems as far as I'm concerned。 The book did a great job of exploring how we view the people around us， which is something I've thought a lot about， and it was a message that resonated with me more than in anything else he's written。 The plot was also much more fast-paced， and where the other 2 books didn't always have a direction， this one always did。 It wasn't perfect， but I really enjoyed my time with Paper Towns， and I'm excited to read the rest of what Green's written so far。 。。。more

Destiny Wasson ，

I also read this my freshman year for English class， but to be honest I never understood it。 Maybe I was just too dumb back then but I was so confused and I refuse to give it a chance again。 I also refuse to watch the movie。 Oops。

Farah Nisa ，

I didn't even finish it yet i wanna give a rating。 Really hate the main character， Q and Margo。 Q's obsession is so unbelievable and i hate him so much I didn't even finish it yet i wanna give a rating。 Really hate the main character， Q and Margo。 Q's obsession is so unbelievable and i hate him so much 。。。more

Isis ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This book was VERY good， it exceeded my expectations。 I loved the characters， and the plot and the clues。 It was so addictive， I literally couldn't stop reading it， I read it almost all in one day， the only thing I didn't like so much was the ending， I was expecting something more shocking， but I'm not going to lower it to four stars just because of that。 Ps: my favorite character is Radar， i love him so much。OMG the epilogue， how traumatizing， they saw a dead man。 THEY WERE 9 YEARS OLD， poor ki This book was VERY good， it exceeded my expectations。 I loved the characters， and the plot and the clues。 It was so addictive， I literally couldn't stop reading it， I read it almost all in one day， the only thing I didn't like so much was the ending， I was expecting something more shocking， but I'm not going to lower it to four stars just because of that。 Ps: my favorite character is Radar， i love him so much。OMG the epilogue， how traumatizing， they saw a dead man。 THEY WERE 9 YEARS OLD， poor kids omgI really like Q's friends， they're very funny。 And I like Angela too， even if she only appears for a couple of pages。 At first I was very confused about what Margo was planning， I had no idea what she was up to。I hate Margo's boyfriend， and her supposed "friend"， they both deserve the fish。 And the "friend" who all the time criticized her （this only at the beginning， then I really like Lacey）， poor Margo， i feel so sorry for her， her life is nothing like it looks on the outside。LMAO the scenes where they throw fish are very funny。i love the relationship between Q and Margo， they bring the best in each other <33333When Margo said that， that her boyfriend cheating on her was her last thread， she knew something bad was going to happen to her， because in the epilogue when they were talking about the man who committed suicide， she said that all her threads were cut。I hate Chuck for many things， first， using that word to denigrate gays， agh I hate him， he's a homophobe 🤮🤢。 Second， he does bullyng， when they say what he did to Q at Crown academy， AGH， i feel so sorry for Q， he did not deserve that， he was just a kid。LMAO they went into the wrong house， poor gentleman they were going to throw eggs at。OMG the little fight they had， I don't understand what Margo meant by "choosing" Q。 Just when I thought I understood what she wanted to do 😭。 the dance they have in Sea World <3333， i really like this scene， its just so cuteomg Margo's parents， i really dislike them。 Yes I know Margo doesn't behave well， and runs away。 But that's no justification for treating her and talking about her like that， omg i feel so bad for her。I love Q blackmailing Jase， its so funny。 He deserved it。OMG the clues from Margo， she is so smart。 Uff I was relieved when they found a note in that abandoned building because I already thought they were never going to be able to figure out a clue。 （Pd: love Q's friends tagging along <333333）。omg I hope Margo isn't guiding Q to find her body， that would be selfish， and very traumatizing for him， not because he already found a dead body means he can find yours。aaa i am in love with Radar， hes just so funny and kind <33。 And i love his relationship with Angela， its so healthy and respectful。 I just love them， and i love when he shows up。omggggg Q went to a mall， and found a red nail polish that has blue paint stains， it's the same color that Margo wears， finally we have another "clue"。the party scene， Ben calls Q to pick him up， he goes to the party and they are all drunk， its kinda funny。 AND LMAO IN THE BATHROOM WHEN Q IS PEEING AND LACEY WAS IN THE SHOWER， the next scene isnt funny， Lacey tells him that Becca said that she had an STD， and that now she has no friends。 They leave and Q goes and drops her and Ben off。The next day Q calls Ben and they have a fight， because Ben doesn't care about Margo （in this argument I understand both sides， first， Ben listens a bit to your friend， that yesterday he even picked you up at a party， and Q， leave Ben alone for a moment， you talk all the time about Margo， maybe he is tired）Radar does go to Q's house to help him。 He says the problem with Quentin is "you keep expecting people not to be themselves。" He doesn't hate Quentin for being obsessed with Margo or his parents for having black Santas （i love him <3）。 Why would Quentin expect Ben to be so much like him？ Quentin understands and calls Ben <333Quentin finally begins to realize that Margo is just a girl， she's a normal person。 It's about time he stopped idolizing her so much。They go to the mall again， only now they all go。 They find some people with masks （？）， it was Gus， the guard that appears at the beginning of the book， and some of his friends。 They go to investigate the place， and they are told that Margo was going there all the time。Quentin goes to Radar's house， because his parents left town and he's having a party。 Ben tells them that he and Lacey kissed， and this scene its just so fucking funny， i love their friendship so much。 Radar， Quentin， and Ben plan to be naked under their robes at graduation。they find more clues， finallynnn， although I'm getting more and more confused lol。 This book is VERY addictive， literally I can't stop reading it。graduation day， and he got a car <333。 In Omnictionary he starts looking for locations， and finds Agloe， which he says is a fictional town with 0 inhabitants， which they call paper town， at the bottom of the page there is a comment saying "fyi， whoever Edits this-the Population of agloe Will actually be One until may 29th at Noon。" OMFG MARGO WROTE THAT， IS SHE GOING TO K*LL HERSELF？He tells his friends， he goes to the graduation to drop off some beers， he tells his parents he's going to pick up Margo （all this very fast）， and when he goes to leave we see that his friends are in the car， and they are going to accompany him <33333， omg i really thought they were going to stay， but no， they sacrificed their graduation to go with him <3， i love them。The road trip starts （one of my favorite parts of the book <33）， lmao it's so funny how Ben needs to pee， and when he pees in a beer bottle， its hilarious。 After 30 minutes he has to pee again lol。 They make their first stop and omg they all have "jobs" to do， but Q forgets to buy a couple of things。 Ben bought racist t-shirts and Radar laughs and says he wishes a police will stop him to see how they react lmao。Lots of things happen， they play "That Guy Is a Gigolo，" Q starts to see the car as a house （lol？）。 Q pees into an energy drink bottle， he likes the resulting aqua color and wants to keep it to show Lacey and Ben when they wake up， but Radar tells him he has to throw it out LMAO。The group makes a second pit stop for provisions， gas， and bathroom breaks。 The funny thing is that to wake Ben and Lacey， they put a song and start singing， its so funny。 They buy camo pants for Radar， and Quentin chooses a different T-shirt。 This time， it says， "WORLD'S BEST GRANDMA" LMAO。 As they leave， Ben says he has to pee again。Ben tells Q that he is worried about how he is going to react if they don't find Margo， or if they find her and he no longer feels "in love"， Q gets angry and goes to yell at him， but BOOM THEY SHOCK， Q gives up for a moment but Ben managed to take control。 THANKFULLY nothing bad happens to anyone， Q just get a scratch。 They worry that a dripping sound might be gasoline。 Ben runs， thinking the minivan will blow up。 But it was just the beer and the energy drinks broken。 Then as nothing happened they continue with the trip， and repeatedly say that Ben is a hero lolQuentin finally goes to sleep， when he wakes up they are debating what to name the minivan。 They listen to music and continue the trip <333They get to Agloe， and see her car， then see her in an office writing OMFG， FINALLY THEY FOUND HER。 And its so。。。 dissapointing？ i guess？。 She's alive， and she didn't even want them to find her is that ， AGHHHHHHHG， AND THE SHE IS A BITCH TO BEN AND LACEY （i feel so sorry for her）。 SHE YELLS THAT THEY SHOWED UP WITHOUT ANY INVITATION OR WARNING， WTF。 HERE I STARTED GETTING REALLY ANGRY。 But then she apologizes to Q and Lacey。 Okay， now Margo "explains" a little of Q's doubts。 It turns out that she did leave clues， and that she was going to leave but it was going to be graduation day。 She doesn't believe that the city is made of paper， but that she herself is made of paper。 Margo tells her that when she was little she wrote a mystery story， in which she and Q investigate a murder， and he dies heroically。 They dig a "grave" for the characters， they kiss， and say goodbye。 Margo plans to go to New York City。 She will get a cell phone and an email and write and keep in touch。 The end is really "powerful"， but i think i didnt appreciate it， honestly i was disappointed because i wanted to see more of Ben， Radar， Lacey and Q together。 I ended up caring more about them than Margo I was surprised how much I liked this book， I am looking forward to reading more of John Green's books。 。。。more

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