Today I am reviewing the amazingly funny novel, Paper Towns by John Green.
Lets cover something.
If you are a big YA reader you've heard of John Green at some point.
If its his other novels or his place on the internet (YouTube, Tumblr and other social medias)
I have many friends who I can't get to read Paper towns because their experience of reading The Fault In Out Stars
I am going to say now, Paper Towns is not something that I would compare to other works of John Green. Paper towns is a funny, coming of age novel that has got it's place on the big screen which makes now two of Johns works a motion picture. (Soon yet again another one of his best selling YA novels is coming to the big screen as well!)
The Book follows the life of Quentin (Q for short) A teenager finishing his last year. However when an old childhood friend, Margo goes missing. Q and his friends go on a road-trip to find Margo, who has left clues for them to find her. Expect the closer Q gets to finding Margo. The less he sees of the girl he thought he knew but the more he seems to fall in love with her, his quest to find her seems even more important than prom and his last year at school.
I really enjoyed the plot of the novel. The way Green keeps the book interesting and funny, yet deep and moving. The characters have great character development specially Q, which is set in his point of view. With out spoiling much of the plot thats all i feel like i can say.
Paper Towns did get a movie, I feel like the movie was a great annotation. (Especially after seeing some disappointing ones...) The movie really did in my opinion bring the book to life and gave it some new fans and lovers to the book and other novels of Green's. However like any other blog post I would defiantly recommend reading the book if you are going to watch the movie. Although the movie explains the plot for watchers who haven't read the book. There are a few nods here and there to the original source and a few things that only the readers may understand.
So if you want to watch the movie, or have and think its great. Read the book! its not that long a read and even if you think it is trust me this book is a page turner and if you don't like it then its okay you are allowed to not like it, im not going to judge.
For any friends that don't read or want to get back into reading, I always send them to the author John Green. (And among others) He's a great YA novelist. Im a fan of not just his novels but his internet presence. (He is a You-tuber with his brother, The Vlogbrothers. and has his tumblr Fishingboatproceeds. ) When you watch his videos you really get to know the author which I think is great.
Paper towns is a great book balanced with the funny, deep, moving, coming of age story and first love that Green always seems to get right.
I give Paper Towns 7.5/10
- Courtney
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