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3.54 AVERAGE
3.54 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I wish I could give this 3 1/2 stars. The characters were interesting, but the plot was somewhat blah, exept for Margo & Quentin's all-nighter and the ending. Not much happened in the book, and it was sometimes confusing. However, I liked the descriptions, and prom night was... interesting, to say the least.
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
mysterious
relaxing
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
It was slow bjt the end was good
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Do I have the sense of humor as an 18 year-old boy because I was laughing so hard.
I think I watched the movie when I was 15 and honestly didn't like it all that much and going into this I really did dread it but lowkey sooooo good. I apologize to John Green for not reading this sooner and ever doubting your ethereal author skills.
I think I watched the movie when I was 15 and honestly didn't like it all that much and going into this I really did dread it but lowkey sooooo good. I apologize to John Green for not reading this sooner and ever doubting your ethereal author skills.
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I initially really disliked this book. I found it super corny, aggressively hipsterish, pretentious, and a little annoying. Whenever Margo would talk I would want to facepalm because of course she speaks in poems and capitalizes words in the middle of sentences so they aren't left out and breaks into sea world and throws dead fish into people's windows. And this also suffers from a common curse I see in many books of this style of which I like to call "millennial writing" where the characters start to speak like a 2010 tumblr post and you're just like... yeah someone born between 1981 and 1996 wrote this (surprisingly, John Green isn't a millennial! He just writes like one) and it shows. I found Quentin to be a super selfish protagonist who put his obsession for Margo at the forefront of his mind and dragged his friends along with him (who spent hours of their days and their GRADUATION on helping this guy find a girl who clearly didn't want to be found) and still treated them like shit despite it all. Too much time is spent on rereading a poem written by another author, and there's parts of the story where I was just getting tired of reading it and wanted it to be over with.
However one thing I will say is that John Green has a really beautiful and poignant style of writing, where if his characters weren't just emo teenagers then I would be much more invested than I was. But the fact of the matter is that his words made me so enamored with this book that I couldn't put it down. Sure it was slightly corny and the characters could be insufferable or cringey or weird or freaks but the fact of the matter is you could read a few paragraphs of that and then get slapped in the face with the most beautifully written paragraph you've ever seen in your life and you're like, ok maybe I will stick around for a few more chapters.The entire roadtrip chapter was actually so fun and entertaining and it really did capture that adolescent feeling of being with your friends and driving and everyone is tired and giddy and you love each other even if things are changing and you know it's going to be ok. Although maybe it is a little unrealistic that a teenagers parents would let them skip out on high school graduation to drive 19 hours up from Florida to New York to look for your missing friend who may or may not be there, I didn't read this book expecting realism.
Frankly I would have probably enjoyed this book a LOT more if I was a teenager, which is definitely part of the reason why I couldn't connect to it as much. A lot of the pain of change and loss isn't as close to me as it could be. Despite that and some of the flaws in terms of characters and dialogue, the book isn't as "butt" as I had originally thought it was, and actually shaped up to be pretty good. Thanks John Green.
However one thing I will say is that John Green has a really beautiful and poignant style of writing, where if his characters weren't just emo teenagers then I would be much more invested than I was. But the fact of the matter is that his words made me so enamored with this book that I couldn't put it down. Sure it was slightly corny and the characters could be insufferable or cringey or weird or freaks but the fact of the matter is you could read a few paragraphs of that and then get slapped in the face with the most beautifully written paragraph you've ever seen in your life and you're like, ok maybe I will stick around for a few more chapters.
Frankly I would have probably enjoyed this book a LOT more if I was a teenager, which is definitely part of the reason why I couldn't connect to it as much. A lot of the pain of change and loss isn't as close to me as it could be. Despite that and some of the flaws in terms of characters and dialogue, the book isn't as "butt" as I had originally thought it was, and actually shaped up to be pretty good. Thanks John Green.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide
Moderate: Bullying, Homophobia, Alcohol
Minor: Ableism, Sexual content
adventurous
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I thought the book was really well written and enjoyable! Nothing beats John Green. I loved the ending and how everything played out, even if it wasn’t what I had imagined.
A perfect adventure. I love this book, can't put my finger on why, I just do. The subtle and then outright humor draw you in and the personal connections you draw to these characters keeps you engaged until the end. I've read it twice and I got more out of it the second time. I love this author altogether and I recommend his book because they are so well written and planned out. This one is on my reread shelf because it is just a great book. By the way, this is the perfect book to read right before you leave for college. It helped me settle some of my anxiety and I am eternally thankful for that.
adventurous
funny
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
One thing I like about John Green's writing (from the two books I've read) is the style. He's a very witty writer and sometimes the things he says can catch you off guard. There were so many little bits in this story that were funny enough to have me actually laugh.
I think the characters in this story were really well done. They felt like real teens in a lot of ways, and I think that comes a lot from just the extra shading that's given. Details and scenes that really aren't "necessary" to the story that get added in just build so much depth to this story. It feels lived in.
While I was reading the ending, I experienced a lot of melancholy, which my brain fought against. The ending really suits the theme and message of the story, and anything grand or blissful wouldn't have fit. It really couldn't have ended any other way, but I can't fight that part of myself that hopes for a nice little bow on my stories sometimes. Still, I think the ending we got was the most satisfying one we could've gotten, and also the most realistic by miles.
I really enjoyed this read. It was fun and grounded in ways I didn't expect going into it.
I think the characters in this story were really well done. They felt like real teens in a lot of ways, and I think that comes a lot from just the extra shading that's given. Details and scenes that really aren't "necessary" to the story that get added in just build so much depth to this story. It feels lived in.
While I was reading the ending, I experienced a lot of melancholy, which my brain fought against. The ending really suits the theme and message of the story, and anything grand or blissful wouldn't have fit. It really couldn't have ended any other way, but I can't fight that part of myself that hopes for a nice little bow on my stories sometimes. Still, I think the ending we got was the most satisfying one we could've gotten, and also the most realistic by miles.
I really enjoyed this read. It was fun and grounded in ways I didn't expect going into it.