Nothing is more interesting and adventurous than a boy who is infatuated with a girl who doesn’t notice him right? It sounds like a typical teenage novel but the New York Times best-seller Paper Towns by John Green will make you rethink that. This book is about Quentin “Q” Jacobson on a quest to find the girl he is in love with, Margo Roth Spiegelman, after they went on an adventure. When Q came to school the next day, excited to be friends with Margo again after quite some time, he found out she disappeared. So, on graduation, Q and his friends Ben, Radar, and Lacey set out to Agloe, New York because of clues Margo left behind.
The author, John Green, has had many best-sellers such as, The Fault in Our Stars, Looking for Alaska, An Abundance of Katherines, and Will Grayson, Will Grayson. Many of Green’s novels are based on things he has experienced in life. His novel, Looking for Alaska, was very much influenced by his school life. A common theme in his novels is real life. The endings are never a typical happily ever after, he isn’t afraid to give a more realistic ending which I like. Sometimes the endings are incredibly sad or don’t turn out the way you want it to but it’s more realistic than any …show more content…
It is somewhat of an easy read but I enjoy that with the plot being so interesting. I think if it wasn’t an easy read it would not adequately reach the intended audience; teens. I did not find myself lost or confused because the plot was clear. Although some characters such as Margo and Lacey were frustrating, I still liked the development and felt it went along with the plot. Paper Towns appealed to me in an emotional way. With John Green’s other books, I’m usually crying throughout the entire ending, but not with Paper Towns. I mentioned a lot of things that made me recommend this book to others, but there is so much more to the plot that you’ll have to read to find
The author, John Green, has had many best-sellers such as, The Fault in Our Stars, Looking for Alaska, An Abundance of Katherines, and Will Grayson, Will Grayson. Many of Green’s novels are based on things he has experienced in life. His novel, Looking for Alaska, was very much influenced by his school life. A common theme in his novels is real life. The endings are never a typical happily ever after, he isn’t afraid to give a more realistic ending which I like. Sometimes the endings are incredibly sad or don’t turn out the way you want it to but it’s more realistic than any …show more content…
It is somewhat of an easy read but I enjoy that with the plot being so interesting. I think if it wasn’t an easy read it would not adequately reach the intended audience; teens. I did not find myself lost or confused because the plot was clear. Although some characters such as Margo and Lacey were frustrating, I still liked the development and felt it went along with the plot. Paper Towns appealed to me in an emotional way. With John Green’s other books, I’m usually crying throughout the entire ending, but not with Paper Towns. I mentioned a lot of things that made me recommend this book to others, but there is so much more to the plot that you’ll have to read to find