Length: 304 pages
Release Date: October 16 2008
Publisher: Dutton Publishing
Blurb
Quentin Jacobsen has spent a lifetime loving the magnificent, adventurous Margo Roth Spiegelman from afar. So when she opens his bedroom window late one night and summons him to join her on an ingenious campaign of revenge – he follows.
After their all-nighter ends and a new day breaks, Q arrives at school to find that Margo has not. Always an enigma, she now becomes a mystery and Q soon learns that there are clues to be followed in his search for Margo.
Review
The amazing LeanneJaseyRae introduced me to the fantastic books of John Green and I am so glad she did. Paper Towns was a hilarious, engaging read that maintained a level of interest which pulled me into this story and cost me several hours of homework to finish! John Green is one of few male young adult authors who are big on the young adult scene and it’s clear why. Paper Towns combined humour with a fascinating mystery in a brilliant contemporary novel every reader should give a look.
If the blurb doesn’t pull a reader to Paper Towns, the prologue most certainly will. Quentin and Margo’s discovery of a body provides one heck of an opening hook and the opening chapters were thrilling, exciting reading that cemented this as a top book for me. Margo’ plan for revenge really made for a fascinating read as secrets spill out and create more of the mysteries that make Paper Towns a fantastic novel. The subsequent investigation, though it could sound dull to some readers, but it truly is not, with Margo’s clues and Q’s frantic search for her just layering on the tension and intrigue.
The characters to Paper Towns are brilliant too; Q is an outstanding protagonist, whilst although Margo is absent for most of the book, she as a mystery, the enigma as she is described provides an amazing character with such limited scene time. The likes of Radar, Ben and Lacey also provide their own factors that made this story as great as it is, though characters I seriously did not like were Margo’s parents; terrible, neglectful parents more than willing to shove their daughter away.
Overall, Paper Towns was a fantastic mystery story, brimming with tension and excitement; well paced, hilarious and penned seamlessly and stylishly, Paper Towns is a wonderful read that, although short, will fill the time with its beautifully wrought prose and punchy plot that is that little bit different from what’s on the young adult literature scene. John Green is a magnificent author and this is a magnificent book, one that will pull you in and becomes one of this books that stays with you for a long time. Paper Towns is one of my favourite reads from this year and I can’t wait to read more John Green!
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