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Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant. One of John Green's best works.

The book was great! I was way too invested in the characters, and I was laughing and crying while reading it. I really enjoy John Green's writing style, and his boks always have a certain charm to them.

I will always rate a John Green book as four stars and recomend it. He is my favourite author and writes amazing amazing books. His stories are sad and happy. They are real to me. These stories are not just fiction but actually happen.

Like all John Green books Paper Towns suffers from the writing style. It's juvenile while thinking its poetic in a way that makes adults cringe reading it. This is not necessarily bad, though. It really captures how teens and children think. It just means that adults won't really appreciate the book. When I read John Green in high school, it resonated with me. Reading passages again and this book, I find the writing to be juvenile. But I'm no longer the intended audience, which is okay. It was what I wanted to read as a teen, and that's a powerful thing to emulate as an author.

I really enjoyed reading this book, although I have to admit I read The fault in our stars first and I expected something similar, so maybe that's why I felt a little bit disappointed. This story was a bit too quirky for me and I wasn't really able to connect with any of the characters, mostly because everything felt ridiculously exaggerated. However, I do believe it was very well written and I enjoyed going along with the story. I liked following Quentin's story and seeing him stand up to the bullies, following his heart (even though I never quite understood his obsession with Margot), gaining confidence and growing into himself. It was an easy and enjoyable long weekend kind of read.