This month I read the novel Paper Towns by John Green. In this book, Quentin Jacobson, a senior in high school, had a wonderful night with his friend Margo Roth Spiegelman, and the next day Margo runs away, as she has in the past. Quentin would like to find Margo, but she doesn’t seem to want to be found. So, Quentin works with his closest friends to look for her and learns that Margo is not the person he thought he knew for many years of his life. The theme of Paper Towns by John Green is, people often have incorrect assumptions about others.
I would rate this book nine out of ten. This book is very good because it has a lot of things to connect to. Unlike most of John Green’s books, it’s easy to relate to. There’s no cancer, but there is a chase to something we know we cannot have. I mark it down, just because of my own opinion, John Green’s books often have romance in them, however this one had very little romance for the main character. I recommend this book to anyone who likes deep books, or other John Green novels, but less romance. Content warnings: this book contains many adult activities, including drinking and similar things (like taxes).
- Subject Pitch
- Boy goes on search for runaway friend
- One Word Pitch
- Patience
- Question Pitch
- What lengths would you go to for a friend- or for you?
Hi Grace! I loved your blog post. To start, One thing I found interesting was all the detail you put in. After reading the post I understood the plot of the story, and the message the author was trying to portray. You described everything very well, but didn't give too much away. It was written very welland was easy to read. One question I have is from a sentence in the second paragraph. You talked about a reason you docked a point was because of romance, and other books by John green have more romance. Was the point docked because you wanted more romance, or because you thought there was still too much? After Reading this blog post,I have added this book to my Need to Read list. The book sounds engaging, and I’m guessing there's lots of plot twists.The last thing I have to say is I learned alot from the theme. This applies to so much in real life, and is something many people have trouble making assumptions right away. Overall, the piece was great,and I can’t wait to read this book!
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I, though others may not like it, am a sucker for romance, and John Green's books most often have romance, so in a weird way it was kind of disappointing that this book didn't have much romance. Also I looked at your website 'collage' and we have a ton in common. When I first saw the bird, I was like 'why does she have a picture of my bird?!" Anyway, I digress, I docked a point because of the lack of romance.
DeleteGreat job! One thing that was interesting was that Margo runs away often, but Quinten doesn’t know why. I find it interesting because Quinten seems to be one of her closest friends. I would think that he would know by now, especially since you said that Margo isn’t who she seems. A question I have is what does Quinten think of Margo, and why does he think she runs away? Again, they seem like really close friends so he has to have some kind of explanation on why Margo runs away a lot, even if it’s wrong. On the other hand, I really agree with your point about John Green books not really being relatable, or romance heavy. I have not personally read any of his books, but I have many friends who have, and have told me about them. From what I’ve heard, and what you said, Most of them are VERY romance heavy, and most of them have unrelatable, but engaging plots. I probably will read this, because it sounds really interesting, with Margo, and her unrevealed personality. I like how it’s kind of a mystery, and has lots of deep things about why Margo runs away, and the relationship between her and Quinten, the fact that he goes out of his way to find her. You said it has less romance then usual, which I would probably enjoy better. It seems like a really good book!
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