Paper Towns

By John Green

Winner of the Edgar Award The #1 New York Times Bestseller Publishers Weekly and USA Today Bestseller Millions of Copies Sold Quentin Jacobsen has spent a lifetime loving the magnificent Margo Roth Spiegelman from afar. So when she cracks open a window and climbs back into his life—summoning him for an ingenious campaign of revenge—he follows. When their all-nighter ends and a new day breaks, Margo has disappeared. But Q soon learns that there are clues—and they’re for him. Embarking on an exhilarating adventure to find her, the closer Q gets, the less he sees the girl he thought he knew. #1 Bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars John Green crafts a brilliantly funny and moving coming-of-age journey about true friendship and true love.

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Published Sep 22, 2009

305 pages

Average rating: 7.05

413 RATINGS

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Readers say *Paper Towns* blends witty prose with poetic metaphors on growing up, identity, and hope, capturing Green’s humor and thoughtful style. Ma...

Victoria Miller
10/10 stars
I loved this book because it felt real. There is not always a storybook ending and people are not always what they seem. This was a story about growing up and realizing that the girl next door was not the person you thought she was. It did stir up feelings of nostalgia especially about senior year of high school and looking towards the uncertainty of college or the “real word.” There were a lot of passages I wanted to underline because they were worded so well and really hit you with meaning. Definitely one I will reread.
itsaaliyahjade
6/10 stars
ya know girllll it’s been a minute since i picked up this book and never finished reading it. i of course stopped reading once the movie came out and saw it many moons ago…. so i wanted to pick it up and finish it this time. i don’t remember it being this.. bleh.

I loved the poetry and metaphors about mental health, interconnectedness, hope etc. but i was never that intrigued i don’t think. Ben was THE saving grace to this book with how comical he was. Q and his mission to find Margo was the whole plot but that got stale midway.

Anyways i’m all here for nostalgia. It’s just different now that i’m older
Designd
7/10 stars
Nice story but predictable.
Aravind Anilkumar
8/10 stars
Quite a nice book really, very light and hearty to begin with.
haliaaaa22
10/10 stars
😝😭🗞️📌 Literally only way to explain this book

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