Paper Towns
John Green
October 2008
320 pages
Awesome. And that is all you need to know. Because I believe John Green books are best if you know nothing about them before you start reading.
19 March 2009
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My name is softdrink. Or fizzybeverage. If you're feeling formal, you can call me Jill. But if you hang out long enough, you'll discover I'm not all that formal.
I live on the Central Coast of California with my boyfriend of 18 years (yes, that makes me feel old and no, we're not getting married), hamburger. Get it...hamburger and softdrink? Aw, come on, admit it, you have a cutesy name, too.
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In a real sense, people who have read good literature have lived more than people who cannot or will not read. It is not true that we have only one life to live; if we can read, we can live as many more lives and as many kinds of lives as we wish. ~S.I. Hayakawa
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~Mark Twain
I totally want to read this book. Almost bought it at the book store recently, but bought Child 44 instead.
Note to self: quit stalling and read those John Green books you have sitting here gathering dust.
I had put this on my wish list a while back.
Your..uhm…review not only confirms this is a good choice, but that perhaps I should actually go out and get it so it can reside on my TBR shelf.
Thanks!
So, rate it on the John Green continuum: where does it fit? (For me, in between Looking for Alaska and The Abundance of Katherines. I really want to get a signed copy of this one, though.)
Trish – You haven’t read any of his others yet, have you?
Beth – Go. Read. Now.
J.C. – yes, review is a generous term, in this case.
Melissa – I think it’s slightly ahead of Looking for Alaska for me. It’s hard, because I love both of them (way more than Katherines), but I think the road trip from Paper Towns puts it in the lead.
There is no better word than “awesome” to sum up this book! I think this is actually slightly ahead of Alaska for me too.
Melissa and Nymeth – I’m still trying to figure out why it’s a little ahead of Alaska. I’m thinking it’s because it’s a subtler book.
Yep. I agree with everything you wrote. (Not hard to do, since you didn’t write much!)
I loved each and every book he has wrote! I like your take on this…awesome it is!
I think you’re right, it is better than Alaska. And the road trip is PRICELESS. I love referring to my minivan as an apartment on wheels now.
And I agree: it is a subtle book. Which is part of its brilliance.
I do wonder, though, how it will translate to the big screen. I guess the one saving grace is that John Green is writing the screenplay for it.
Haha, I SO agree. What a perfect review of a pretty perfect book.
Perfect review! And so right, the less you know about these the better they are. But even if you knew the entire plot Green’s books would rock … cause he’s just that damn good!
Must start on John Green. Would this be a good starter book?
i’ve been eyeing this book ever since i saw Nymeth’s review of it.. now your own word review makes me want to read it right away!
I think this is the shortest review I’ve ever seen! And I love it!
Brevity is good.
That is all.
I’ve heard over and over again how awesome this is but I know little about it. I won it recently though!
Ali – too bad I can’t get away with that with every post!
Staci – I still have the short story left…but he needs to hurry up and write more novels.
Melissa – hmmm…not sure if I could bear to watch a movie interpretation.
Heather and Jo – thanks!
saveophelia – this one, or Looking for Alaska…it’s pretty awesome, too.
Ramya
suey – thanks!
chartroose – brevity is easy, too.
Tink – It’s good you don’t know much…and go read it before you find out more!
A 3 sentence review. I love it. I could crank out a lot more reviews if I could edit them down to the bare bones essentials the way you did here.
I haven’t read any John Green … which to start with?
I’ve got this one check out of the library right now! I should get on it.
I LOVED this book. I’m glad you did too. I love the no spoilers at all review.
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