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Book Review : Paper Towns
written on Thursday, 12 September 2013 @ 09:51 ✈
Title : Paper Towns
Author : John Green
Publisher : Speak
Publication Date : October 16, 2008
Description from Goodreads: Quentin Jacobsen has spent a lifetime loving the magnificently adventurous Margo Roth Spiegelman from afar. So when she cracks open a window and climbs back into his life—dressed like a ninja and summoning him for an ingenious campaign of revenge—he follows.
After their all-nighter ends and a new day breaks, Q arrives at school to discover that Margo, always an enigma, has now become a mystery. But Q soon learns that there are clues—and they’re for him. Urged down a disconnected path, the closer he gets, the less Q sees of the girl he thought he knew.
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This book was amazing. I love the plots. I love the characters. I love the mystery. John Green never let me down. This is one of those books that really made me pause and think for a while. This is one of those books that changed me and the way I think: How much do I know these people around me? Who are they on the inside?
Margo Roth Spiegelman was a very interesting character. I love how the story doesn't focus on the relationship between Quentin and Margo but more on Quentin's thoughts of Margo. The characters created by Green never fail to amaze me. At first, I thought she was a funny girl who loves making pranks and free-spirited kinda girl then she was gone and things got mysterious. Who was the real Margo? The girl who think that this whole town is fake as if it was made of paper. What if you love someone because you love your idea of that person? Beautiful as it's seen from afar because you don't see the cracks and the flaws but what if you don't like what you see in a closer view? Will you still think they are what you want? I love her character because I could easily place myself in her shoes.I admire her courage and her determination to actually do the things she wants instead of wasting time talking about what she's going to do.
The other thing I love about Green's writing is it's both humorous and serious at the same time. I remember reading this book on the train on my way to work and I was giggling at this book like a retard. But I didn't care, it was funny so what. Like when Quentin and Margo were trying to shave off this guy's eyebrow during sleep and Quentin was like "Robbery? The only thing we stole was your eyebrow." I couldn't help myself from laughing. Also, this book is full with metaphors, especially that poem by Walt Whitman.
To be honest, this is one of the best book I've ever read. Touching and insightful. Great, great book.
Rate: 4.7
Labels: book review, john green, paper towns
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Book Review : Paper Towns
written on Thursday, 12 September 2013 @ 09:51 ✈
Title : Paper Towns
Author : John Green
Publisher : Speak
Publication Date : October 16, 2008
Description from Goodreads: Quentin Jacobsen has spent a lifetime loving the magnificently adventurous Margo Roth Spiegelman from afar. So when she cracks open a window and climbs back into his life—dressed like a ninja and summoning him for an ingenious campaign of revenge—he follows.
After their all-nighter ends and a new day breaks, Q arrives at school to discover that Margo, always an enigma, has now become a mystery. But Q soon learns that there are clues—and they’re for him. Urged down a disconnected path, the closer he gets, the less Q sees of the girl he thought he knew.
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This book was amazing. I love the plots. I love the characters. I love the mystery. John Green never let me down. This is one of those books that really made me pause and think for a while. This is one of those books that changed me and the way I think: How much do I know these people around me? Who are they on the inside?
Margo Roth Spiegelman was a very interesting character. I love how the story doesn't focus on the relationship between Quentin and Margo but more on Quentin's thoughts of Margo. The characters created by Green never fail to amaze me. At first, I thought she was a funny girl who loves making pranks and free-spirited kinda girl then she was gone and things got mysterious. Who was the real Margo? The girl who think that this whole town is fake as if it was made of paper. What if you love someone because you love your idea of that person? Beautiful as it's seen from afar because you don't see the cracks and the flaws but what if you don't like what you see in a closer view? Will you still think they are what you want? I love her character because I could easily place myself in her shoes.I admire her courage and her determination to actually do the things she wants instead of wasting time talking about what she's going to do.
The other thing I love about Green's writing is it's both humorous and serious at the same time. I remember reading this book on the train on my way to work and I was giggling at this book like a retard. But I didn't care, it was funny so what. Like when Quentin and Margo were trying to shave off this guy's eyebrow during sleep and Quentin was like "Robbery? The only thing we stole was your eyebrow." I couldn't help myself from laughing. Also, this book is full with metaphors, especially that poem by Walt Whitman.
To be honest, this is one of the best book I've ever read. Touching and insightful. Great, great book.
Rate: 4.7
Labels: book review, john green, paper towns
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“I have a deeply hidden and inarticulate desire for something beyond the daily life.”
- Virginia Woolf
Name : Syafiqah
Age : 25
Hometown : Kajang, Selangor
Current city : Kuala Lumpur
Interests : Books, food, music, collecting memories, clever humor, arts, mysteries.
Hi! So there's nothing much going to be around here. I read a lot. I read almost everything that has print on it. Everything from flowery romance to pretentious fiction to poetry. If you came here to stalk on my activities, then you've came to the wrong place. There's a special place for that but I'm not gonna speak of it here. Here is the place where I rant about books (mostly), musics, tv shows, movies, foods, and my personal opinion about all kind of stuff which I would like to share. I don't really share in real life, especially food. But I'll make this an exception (i'll share the pictures of food). So if you don't mind reading my rambles, fair warning; you may not be able to understand a single word I'm going to say because of my overflowing emotions. But just take the chance anyways. Oh this isn't a diary, just so you know.
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