Paper Towns by John Green

Paper Towns by John Green

Quentin Jacobsen has spent a lifetime loving the magnificently adventurous Margo Roth Spiegelman from afar. So when she cracks open a window and climbs into his life—dressed like a ninja and summoning him for an ingenious campaign of revenge—he follows. After their all-nighter ends, and a new day breaks, Q arrives at school to discover that Margo, always an enigma, has now become a mystery. But Q soon learns that there are clues—and they're for him. Urged down a disconnected path, the closer he gets, the less Q sees the girl he thought he knew...

I had high expectations for "Paper Towns", but it didn't quite meet them. The beginning of the book is very entertaining. I love Quentin's friends; Radar and Ben. They are absolutely hysterical and their jokes about the male anatomy had me laughing out loud.....truly crude humor. The story really starts to drag when the mystery around Margo's disappearance begins. Green's use of Walt Whitman's poem, "Song of Myself" is creative, but the clues surrounding it are quite a stretch. The metaphors abo I had high expectations for Paper Towns, but it didn't quite meet them. The beginning of the book is very entertaining. I love Quentin's friends; Radar and Ben. They are absolutely hysterical and their jokes about the male anatomy had me laughing out loud.....truly crude humor. The story really starts to drag when the mystery around Margo's disappearance begins. Green's use of Walt Whitman's poem, "Song of Myself" is creative, but the clues surrounding it are quite a stretch. The metaphors about the meaning of life and our ability to connect with others is touching, but not exactly memorable. This book is better suited for a mature high school audience, as middle schoolers would fail to understand the symbolism and allusions used. Just a so-so book. I'm glad I read it, but it just didn't make a lasting impression.