| Paper Towns | 
 enlarge | Author: John Green
Publisher: Dutton Juvenile
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  48 reviews
Sales Rank: 830
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 352
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.8 x 1.2
ISBN: 0525478183
EAN: 9780525478188
ASIN: 0525478183
Publication Date: October 16, 2008
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Product Description
When Margo Roth Spiegelman beckons Quentin Jacobsen in the middle of the nightdressed like a ninja and plotting an ingenious campaign of revengehe follows her. Margos always planned extravagantly, and, until now, shes always planned solo. After a lifetime of loving Margo from afar, things are finally looking up for Q . . . until day breaks and she has vanished. Always an enigma, Margo has now become a mystery. But there are clues. And theyre for Q. Printz Medalist John Green returns with the trademark brilliant wit and heart-stopping emotional honesty that have inspired a new generation of readers.
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 Interesting Read December 2, 2008
After hearing a lot of good things about this book, I decided to head down the library and pick it up. I thought Paper Towns was an interesting read. It didn't keep me glued to the book the entire time, but it was an interesting story that made you think.
The story revolves around Quentin, a high school senior, who mostly hangs out with his friends playing video games. One night, his friend, Margo Roth Spielman, a girl he has had a crush on for years, takes him on a journey that changes his life forever. The next morning, Margo is no where to found. Quentin sets out to find her using the cryptic clues she's left behind.
Like I said, this book isn't riveting material, but it is good for a nice afternoon read.
 wow! December 2, 2008
For a while now, I've been looking for that book that would change my life, and although "life changing" may be going a bit far, I think this was that book. It is very insightful and poetic, and it is very easy to relate to the characters.
John Green is made of awesome, so it's not a surprise that I found this book absolutely, positively amazing.
You won't be disappointed from the second you start reading about the marvelous misadventures of Margo Roth Speigleman and Quinten Jacobson, who doesn't know whether Margo is dead, or if she's just run away again. Read the book!
Paper Towns by John Green November 30, 2008
Title: Paper Towns (Hardcover)
Author: John Green
Publisher: Penguin Group
Reading Level: Young Adult
Publication Date: October 2008
Pages: 352
Rating: 5/5
Summary (From B&N):
When Margo Roth Spiegelman beckons Quentin Jacobsen in the middle of the night-dressed like a ninja and plotting an ingenious campaign of revenge-he follows her. Margo's always planned extravagantly, and, until now, she's always planned solo. After a lifetime of loving Margo from afar, things are finally looking up for Q . . . until day breaks and she has vanished. Always an enigma, Margo has now become a mystery. But there are clues. And they're for Q.
Review:
Yes, I know this review is late, I would've posted it on Saturday, but I didn't because I was too lazy to start writing it. But it's here now, and it's probably going to be a long one.
I'll admit it, the summary for this book made no entire sense to me until I finished the book, so I really wasn't sure what to make of the book to come when I first opened up the book and started reading. So, what happened in the book surprised me, big time. I wasn't expecting much, obviously like I said above, but what happened was entirely unsuspected.
Now, if you read this blog from the beginning you might've come by a review for Looking For Alaska, which I will not link out of shame (The review was like one of my first reviews and I think any of my review before March, and maybe even March itself, are really terrible, so I suggest not going back there and looking, you just might hurt yourself from the horrifying reviews. You have been warned.), and if you remember right, I was not a huge fan of the book. But, I feel that if I read the book again, I will understand more about it, and look at how well the writing is or how the characters were developed. But anyways, Looking For Alaska was a good back looking back, the writing was excellent and the characters were amazingly developed. Jeez, now I forgot my point, this paragraph is making no sense whatsoever, right?
Okay, Paper Towns, right. Paper Towns caught me in with the witty and the random humor and dark edge to the writing. Margo kept me in for the first part by a landslide (Not like I wouldn't have kept reading anyways) and Q kept me at the edge of my seat along with him. The emotions and the humor from Q, Ben, and Radar was spectacularly done and so hilarious. The first part of the novel was the best. I loved the dialogue between Q and Margo, and Q was one of the most real characters I know. This novel had me laughing my guts out and making my eyes tear up. Green is truly one of the most brilliant YA writers out there today.
Okay, i feel like I'm writing gibberish so I will get to the point: This novel is amazing. It is one of the best YA novels out this year. READ IT NOW!
AL-A-CA-ZAM! THIS IS BETTER THAN SPAM! (not that sets the bar to high) November 29, 2008
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Oh shizzel my nizzle.. This book is so great. I just Love Margo, and her insentient need Capitalization. I just love how John Green writes! He uses every sentence to Really develop the characters, I felt like their My friends. I don't know what more to say Other than its worth a read. Though, The only reason Im reviewing this book to to bring up the rating. This book faintly reminds me of the Ogles trilogy. (not on story line or anything, just the witting) turns our Scott westerfeld (author of Ogles trilogy and named as Best Books for Young Adults 2006) was one of his writing partners on this novel. WOOT WOOT for a small world.
What to say... November 28, 2008
I don't even know what to say about John Green's Paper Towns. I found about about John Green through his video blog entitled "VlogBrothers" and I am so happy that I did. I first read Looking For Alaska, and that book made me so happy to have read it. But this review is not about that, it's about Paper Towns. Paper Towns chronicles a boy reaching out to an unattainable girl,and the hunt that follows is one of the most entertaining stories that I've ever read that leaves you excited and ready for more. John Green has done it again.
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