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Paper Towns by John Green

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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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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective 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

4.0

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rugbygirlreads's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny sad tense slow-paced

2.75

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maetaurus's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

I’ve heard a lot about it over the years but never read it, or seen the movie, and decided it was time to give it a read. I’d seen some vague spoilers here and there and knew the basic plot, so I sort of knew what I was getting myself into. Overall, I enjoyed Paper Towns. It was a relatively quick read and I found the characters interesting enough to want to keep going. I will say, I don’t think this book aged well. There’s quite a few controversial and offensive words used that I was surprised to hear. My main complaint is that towards the end, the characters blatantly tell the reader what the moral of the story is, which I didn’t like. I wish it had been more of a “show don’t tell” situation. The ending is also a little underwhelming, but I did already know this based on previous spoilers. But overall I’d recommend this book to any John Green fan. If you liked any of his other books, you’ll probably also like this one.

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