Friday, September 4, 2015

Book Review - Paper Towns by John Green


Today in my column “Books Our Best Friend” I would like to talk about a young adult novel from writer John Green. The book has already been made into a movie with the same name “Paper Towns”. The novel was surrounded by critical review just around when the film was to be released.

The sexual content in “Paper Towns” has been challenged in a school district, however, has been recognized as best young adult novel by Edgar Award in 2009 and it opened up at number five on the New York Times bestseller list for children’s book. All this surely make it fit for “Books Our Best Friend”.

The novel tells the story about Quentin “Q” Jacobson who has been searching for his childhood love interest Margo Roth Spiegelman. However, when Quentin go out on his search, along with his friends Lacey, Radar and Ben, he uncover things about Margo that he had not expected.

“Paper Towns” has been written in three parts and the name of every part has been given according to the particular metaphor that has been used significantly in the part, therefore, we have the titles as “The Vessel”, “The Grass” and “The String”.

At the back of the book “Paper Towns”, the readers are faced with the question who is the real Margo? Through his life, Quentin had watched Margo Roth from a distance. Margo finally climbs into his life dressed like a ninja. They spend a passionate night together, but as day breaks, Q discovers that the enigma of Margo has turned into a mystery.

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