"Paper Towns" (2008) by John Green

Phew! Read it with a month to spare before the movie comes out!

Ever since they met each other when they were toddlers, timid and worrisome Quentin "Q" Jacobsen has loved Margo Roth Spieglemen, a girl who likes to live life on the edge. Up until a fateful night in their senior year, Q and Margo have only traded few words. On said night, Margo comes into Q's room and ask him for a favor: Be the assistant of the nine things she wants to do tonight to get back at those who wronged her. It's a crazy night, and Q will never forget it. Deep down inside, he hopes this will change their friendship. However, the day after their escapades, Margo disappears without a trace. That is, until Q and his friends realize she left clues behind about her whereabouts. However, the more clues Q puts together, the more he realizes Margo wasn't always the person she lead them all to believe.

Being a fan of John Green's other works (Looking for Alaska, The Fault in our Stars), I wanted to finish this book before I went to see the movie. Though it's not as great as the other two books I mentioned, Paper Towns was still a decent read. The writing was a bit block-y at times and the dialogue unrealistic, but the story still contains great scenes and shows a message of how many different ways people can see one person. Most of the jokes here work as well, maintaining comic relief in this mystery drama that has rather thrilling scenes.

In short, Paper Towns isn't one of my favorite books, but I definitely enjoyed it for it's clever mystery and message.

4/5 Stars

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