Paper Towns

Paper Towns by John Green

Published- 19th May 2015
Publisher- Penguin Books
Pages- 336 pages (paperback)

Who is the real Margo Roth Spiegelman and why has she suddenly disappeared? Will Quentin be able to find her and is she still alive? Does she even want to be found? How can you find someone who doesn't really want to be found?

This was a good novel once again by John Green. However, having only read 2 of his novels so far I did enjoy The Fault In Our Stars a lot more than this novel. There were not as many funny moments in this novel as there were in TFIOS. However, I did enjoy reading the road trip parts in this novel as it is good to see what everyone does on a road trip and how they get along with each other being stuck in a car for 20 or more hours. 

Quentin was a great main character as he just wanted to find out what had happened to Margo and find out if she was alive or not. He had a great relationship with his 2 best friends Radar and Ben. I also liked Lacey as, even though Margo did a prank on her, she still cared enough about Margo to go on the road trip to try to find out if she was alive and well. It was funny reading about Radar's parents black Santa collection their house. 

The writing was great and flowed really well throughout the whole novel. It was an easy read and I got through it all quite quickly as it was also quite a short novel. Therefore some of the chapters were quite short. However, in the copy I own some words were missed out which meant that some sentences didn't entirely make sense, but that was probably just a printing error. I love the way John Green writes as he always puts description into everything he writes about, such as when he is describing a place or a building. 

The film was quite different to the book. For example, the part where they start singing Pokemon in the mini-mall was an improvised scene so that was not in the book. Also, Angela does not go on the road trip with them. Lastly, in the film they went on the road trip then raced back for prom, but in the book they had already had prom and left during their graduation ceremony. I love in the film where Lacey says she is a Charizard girl after the boys have finished singing Pokemon. 

Overall, this was a really good, easy, quick read. I give this novel 3.5-4/5 stars. If you want a quick read and you loved the film then definitely give this novel a read. Or just give it a read if you love John Green's other novels. I shall be reading more of his novels in the future.

                      Rating 4/5

   

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The Fault In Our Stars

The Fault In Our Stars by John Green

Published- 3rd January 2013
Publisher- Penguin Books
Pages- 316 pages (Paperback)



Such a moving and heart-wrenching story. The basic storyline of this novel is about cancer. Hazel Grace has terminal cancer of the lungs and Augustus Waters has osteosarcoma (cancer of the bones). The Fault in our Stars follows their romance story from when they meet at Support Group to the end of the novel. The novel has such a heart-breaking ending which made me cry.

As you could guess what was going to happen at the end of the novel it was still sad and upsetting to read. The novel was well-written and contained lots of description. You were pulled into the novel so the reader could imagine what was happening throughout the entire novel. As the book was well written all the characters were really likeable so you could really relate to them.

Augustus was a really likeable character and my favourite in the novel. He would have done anything for Hazel as he loved her so much. Hazel was a great female lead as she just wanted to be loved and do the things that other children could do. However, because of her cancer she couldn't be like other children as she had to be hooked up to an oxygen tank every day. Isaac was a good character too, but it was really sad when he went blind. The three of those characters together was god as they were best friends and really cared about each other. Hazel fell in love with Augustus in the end because of the person he was, not because of his cancer.

This is one of my favourite novels because it is such a moving story. The characters are very relate-able and it is a topic that can happen to any person in the world. However, this is the first novel I have read by John Green. Hopefully, I will read some more of his novels in the near future. This is a novel I think everyone should read soon. They will love it and cry their eyes out at the end of the novel. I gave this novel 5/5 stars. Get reading this novel book lovers.


                                  Rating 5/5