Deep messages — PAPER TOWNS by John Green reviewed
Paper Towns by John Green
Reviewed by Tina, age 13
Paper Towns is teen fiction and a mystery novel. Quentin Jacobsen, an intelligent but shy character, has been innocently in love with his childhood friend, Margo Roth Speigelman, a cunning and intriguing woman. After years of being apart, Margo shows up in Quentin's bedroom asking him to be a part of her scheme of revenge. The night is full of mischief, thrill and everything feels infinite, until the next day when Margo goes missing. Quentin is determined to find her.
This novel has a wide variety of content, for example, "What a treacherous thing to believe a person is more than a person" and "IT'S NOT MY FAULT MY PARENTS OWN THE WORLD'S LARGEST COLLECTION OF BLACK SANTAS!"
I found Paper Towns exhilarating but predictable. This book is capable of making me (and others) laugh, cry and consider the way you see people. Paper Towns conveys deep messages that not everyone can understand, but that's okay, because the target audience is teenagers, who will get it. In addition, Paper Towns' positives do override its swearing and mature content. Unfortunately, I found the ending lacking in support, the book just didn't seem complete.
Overall, Paper Towns has made me look at the world (and life) differently.
8 thoughts on “Deep messages — PAPER TOWNS by John Green reviewed”
My friend has wanted me to read this all of last year. Seems very interesting. I heard that John Green was a youtuber once, I wonder how was the transition from creating scripts for videos to writing novels.
Unfortunately, I just am not a fan of John Green, I just find his books to be sappy unrealistic teen fiction.
I can see where you are coming from. The Fault In Our Stars definitely classifies as overly sappy and unrealistic. Yet, considering that this book does not associate itself with that novel, I might give it a try.
I’m not sure why, but this reminds me of Snape and Lilly.
I have never heard of this book by John Green other than ‘The Fault In Our Stars’ and ‘Looking For Alaska’. Not used to books like these though.
This book is really entertaining and leaves the reader enthralled. The characters are truly amazing and the reader gets connected to them. Especially the strong character of the protagonist, Alaska Young. This book is definitely worth and read and never fails to make you laugh, smile or cry.
Honestly, I love the way John Green writes. The way he uses certain words to make his books intriguing and unpredictable is just amazing. I’ve been a fan of John Green since he first started youtube, well maybe a little while after that. He is an amazing write and I seriously don’t understand how people cannot like his books but again, everyone has their own opinion and I’m not going to bag anyones opinion but in MY own opinion…I think he does an amazing job at being an author and I soon hope to finish my book and will soon be published. x
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