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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