'Paper Towns' by John Green
Margo Roth Spiegelman is different. Quentin 'Q' Jacobsen had to find that out the hard way. After climbing into his room through the window - they were neighbors - and dragging him along with her to complete all her last-minute plans, Margo vanishes off the grid the following day.
Where did she go? Is she alive or dead? Is she OK?
Why did she go?
Quentin decides to go after her. Along the journey, accompanied by his friends, he takes notice of Margo's words and habits. And with every clue, there's more depth to her once empty words. Could everything he ever knew be exactly what Margo had said they were? Paper? Fake? Not there, but there?
I found this book really intriguing. The idea of the story was brilliant in its entirety, but it took me a while to understand the whole concept while I was reading it. I liked the characters, and John Green always includes witty humor, which I always enjoy.
The supporting characters were funny, which brought out the contrast to how serious Quentin was once Margo disappeared. Ben Starling and Marcus Lincoln, Quentin's friends, made up for the lack of comedy that Quentin and Margo had.
Margo was a difficult character, acting many years greater than her actual age by giving extra thought to the simplest of things. She was the reason Quentin did what he did, and the reason the plot could be carried out. I think she was very advanced compared to majority of the other characters, but she had quite concrete reasons for being so. The character was very outgoing and rebellious.
Quentin was quite the investigator, unearthing anything that posed as a clue left by Margo. He tailed her endlessly, and after identifying a familiar habit of hers, knew where to find her. He was a character that understood things one-dimensionally, and when progressing through the book, expanded his thinking. Originally, he didn't quite understand the reason behind Margo's words, but as he got closer to finding her, he comprehended her definition of 'paper towns'.
Paper Towns did have some mild swearing, but nothing that can't be ignored. In a way, the swearing made the scene more expressive. This book was written with such excellence, that I would recommend it to everyone.
Paper Towns is being made into a movie starring Nat Wolff as Quentin Jacobsen (who acted as Isaac in The Fault In Our Stars) and Cara Delevingne as Margo Roth Spiegelman. Ben Starling will be played by Austin Abrams, Marcus by Justice Smith, Lacey Pemberton by Halston Sage, and Marcus's girlfriend by Jaz Sinclair. The film is scheduled to be released on 19 June 2015.
Only if you have read Paper Towns and want a detailed meaning behind the book's title and three sections: http://onlyifyoufinishedpapertowns.tumblr.com/post/28581065293/could-you-please-go-over-the-meaning-of-the-title
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