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Paper Towns by John Green

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skyegbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

2.75

This book was a real disappointment. I found myself reading these adventures but not caring for the characters involved at all. The story ultimately ended in a unsatisfactory way.

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theyellowbrickreader's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious 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

3.5

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kpages23's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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shadow_seven's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.75

It has such a strong and powerful meaning about frinedship, mental instability, regrets, abandonment, love, revenge and it is so impactful for teens who are graduating high school.

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hayjay's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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reiley_61's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

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natttbuggg's review against another edition

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adventurous inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

I think this is a really good deconstruction of the Manic Pixie Dream Girl (MPDG). The whole book we follow Q who learns that people cannot be treated as anything but a person and that the imaginings of who a person is says more about the person imagining them than the person themselves. In the first part of the book where Q and Margo go about doing the last 11 things she needs to complete he rarely gets to see her without any obstruction. This perfectly shows how Margo is a concept to Q rather than a person. How Q cannot clearly see who she is rather what he wants her to be. Margo is not leaving clues or trying to be a mystery, Margo is trying to be Margo. I did like how each character has “their own Margo” that they are trying to find and, in their minds, ultimately save. In looking for Margo Q finds a new found appreciation for people, not as windows, mirrors or doors but as people and that there is still beauty in that.

I can see the similarities between this and Looking for Alaska but I think this one did it better. I am going to rewatch the movie but from what I remember of both adaptations Looking for Alaska’s adaptation was better (partly because it was a show not a movie) and I believe that PT is better than LFA.

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