Quentin Jacobsen, a high school senior in Orlando has become obsessed with the edgy, curvaceous Margo Roth Spiegelman—after she’s mysteriously disappeared. It all started when Margo (his old childhood friend) appeared late night at his bedroom window and invited him out for a wild-and-crazy night of revenge on some former high-school friends. After some perceived intimate moments that night, he wonders if she’ll still talk to him at school. But she never returns to school—and evidence suggests she’s taken her own life. Paper Towns is really a detective story as Quentin and his friends try to find out what happened to Margo Roth Spiegelman. In spite of a chapter composed almost entirely of needless bathroom humor, Paper Towns was nevertheless a clever enough story to keep me interested throughout and, more than anything, it interweaves poetry, music, and social issues throughout, giving this YA novel an intelligent air. Paper Towns was the winner of the 2008 Edgar Award for Best Young Adult Mystery. (Russ K., Ref.)

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Sarah   |2012-06-19 09:55:23 Paper Towns is one of John Green's best novels (Looking for Alaska being the other notable text). It is clever and well written story and worth the read if you have a spare afternoon (it is gripping enough that it can and should be read in one or two sittings). Reply | Quote 0   0

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