Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Paper Towns by John Green

10 reviews

gwenielouwho's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

This book took so many turns I did not expect. It’s very exciting and gives you the urge to go on an adventure. It also made me appreciate the bonds that I have between people. Idk it’s a thinking book that definitely can adjust your perspective on things! Highly recommend if you’re looking for a slightly confusing adventure! I didn’t love the ending just cause it’s not what I wished for but it made sense for the characters.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual content, Suicide, and Vomit

I wouldn’t recommend for people under 14 because there are teenage boys who say some iffy things, but nothing too inappropriate.

mattyb's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Death

Moderate: Confinement, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Sexual content, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Blood, Body shaming, Car accident, Alcohol, Eating disorder, and Panic attacks/disorders

fanboyriot's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Read For:

Road Trip

Small Town

Good Friendships

High School Setting 

Missing Person/Runaway

I loved the writing style of this book.  The adventure and mystery was so entertaining to read.  It felt a bit ridiculous but it was so enjoyable to read.  Though the ending wasn’t as satisfying as I was hoping for.

Release Date: 16, October 2008

POV: First Person

Spice: n/a

Rep: BIPOC (SC)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident and Bullying

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol

Minor: Ableism, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Sexual content, Homophobia, Bullying, Fatphobia, Cursing, Sexism, Suicide, Death, and Mental illness

kkuecker218's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Alcohol, Suicide, and Sexual content

meganlovesreading's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Death

Moderate: Sexual content

grboph's review against another edition

adventurous dark lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I read this book in middle school and decided to re-read it after finding a copy in a junk store for a quarter. My perception of it was definitely different this time around. I think the characters were well-developed, the story was compelling and entertaining, and the general message (that we never really know what is going on with other people and that people and things never exist in the ways you imagine them to) was nice, and that it was conveyed in a unique, creative way. I do think it tries a bit too hard to be profound at times (like the extensive and at times exhausting use of Walt Whitman quotes) and that it could have gotten its message across just as effectively without being so emo about it. While I loved Radar, Ben, and Lacey as characters (as well as Q's parents), I found the characters of Q and Margo to be sort of insufferable. Unfortunately, they are the two main characters, and the story is all about Margo and told from Q's point of view. In short, I thought Q was incredibly self-centered and for someone whose parents are both therapists, he had a remarkable lack of awareness that girls also, in fact, have thoughts and feelings and lives just like everybody else. Margo clearly had some mental health issues and shitty parents, but I still found her to be a bit "not-like-other-girls"-y and in my opinion, she does not treat those around her with the greatest degree of respect or kindness. In conclusion, I enjoyed reading this book due to John Green's writing and the interesting story, but the fake-deepness and annoying narrator definitely made me reconsider why I enjoyed this book so much when I was thirteen. (Of course, maybe that says something about the book's target audience, but I digress.) I would recommend this book to anyone who likes a good road-trip story or is into books that are pretty meta and reference lots of other books to move their plots along.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Bullying, Car accident, Alcohol, Excrement, Suicide, Death, Gore, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Blood, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Ableism, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Eating disorder

stampest's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Bullying, Vomit, Sexual content, Self harm, and Misogyny

Minor: Death, Racism, Toxic friendship, Body shaming, Cursing, Murder, Fatphobia, Gun violence, and Car accident

dearbhlanoonan's review against another edition

inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Death and Sexual content

Minor: Homophobia and Vomit

duchess16's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Oh man. I’ve read this book before but it’s only on the second read that I actually GET it. I feel all the parts of the book. I get Q and I understand radar and Ben and Margo. I’m not any of them. And I can’t hope to be. But I understand what little pieces of them that I’ve been given. It makes sense and I know what they’re saying. The amount of banger one liner quotes that will spend the rest of my life floating around in my brain is wild. Please read this. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

maxiemumbo's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Not much variation from the typical John Green formula, but it's still as poignant and entertaining as ever.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Cursing, and Sexual content

Minor: Toxic relationship, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Bullying, Animal death, and Abandonment