Overall Rating and Opinion of "Paper Towns"
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A few parts, specifically concerning the poetry and what I guess were the "deep" parts of the book were a bit "meh" to me, but the rest of the book was so good that I could live with skimming through the boring parts if I ever feel the urge to laugh maniacally while reading a book again in the future. This one gets 4 out of 4 stars for me.
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The mystery element was really good too - would definitely recommend.
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I read a review that said this book might as well be called "Looking for Margo" because it was basically the same story.lennon_fontaine14 wrote:Of all the books written by John Green, Paper Towns was the book that I enjoyed and loved the most. It seems to be the same with the plot of Looking for Alaska, or the character of Alaska and Margo, but Paper Towns has this mystery thing that will wrap you around its magic.
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