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Paper Towns by John Green
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I enjoyed Paper Towns but did not love it as much as Johns other work. The ending was not as fulfilling as I hoped.
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Reading Progress

July 23, 2015 – Started Reading
July 23, 2015 – Shelved
July 27, 2015 – Finished Reading

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Yannik Gordon You're finally reading it and i hope you like it


Samyuktha This is my favourite book .finally u are reading it


Gina Alexopoulou pleeease make a review video!


Eesh The ending was my favourite part! I guess it's because I can relate to Margo and because of that I can understand it's importance...


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Danielle Have you read Looking for Alaska? It's my favourit of his books by far!


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Marina Li I'm reading Paper Towns for the first time, and i'm not really into it either, it's kinda boring..... Hopefully it'll get better


Chelsea Yes, I thought this was so anticlimactic! All this build up, and an ending that didn't pay off.


Andrew Woodham I loved it but I can see your reasoning. I wish the ending was different but I was happy with the overall book. See the movie because it's amazing!!!!


Laura I am really looking forward to reading the book - Hope I'll like it or at least won't be too disappointed.


Amelia That's exactly what I thought.


Gulcea I am going to read it after I finish Throne of Glass. I want to read it before I see the movie. I hope I will like it.


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Sandra Sanchez I couldn't even finish it, maybe one day I will but for now I'm just going to see the movie.


Absentmindex I liked it, but Looking for Alaska is better


Dayna Cunningham I agree. It was my least favourite book by him.


Shannon Leigh I must be the only one that actually loved the ending. I thought it was perfect for Margo & Quentin's characters! It was thought-provoking & surprising. I loved it. I also really enjoyed the movie adaptation!


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Ting Lin It's still in my TBR..... I really need to read it


ExlibrisAlex Absolurely! The ending was too anti-climactic for me, too. I tried to reread it before the movie comes out here in Germany, but I couldn't do it. I had to put it down.


˗ˏˋ mae ´ˎ˗ I was so bored during it if it were not that short I would not have been able to read it :P


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Ryan Rayburn I think the ending of the movie was a much better ending (even though I was sad that it was different from the book) I loved it.


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Kat That's what I thought too. It was fun but not mind-blowing


Josefine My favorite Green book. Personally, I thought the ending was perfect.


Claire I thought the same thing too!


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Sarah Robin wrote: "has anyone here seen the movie that just came out? :)"

Yes ;)


Anouk I didn't really like the ending too... It wasn't really what I had expected...


Georgia Low The ending confused me! Did she stay or did she leave??


message 26: by Ryan (new) - rated it 5 stars

Ryan Rayburn Georgia- she technically stayed. When Q goes back to Orlando she doesn't go with him, she goes off on another "adventure." They both left Agloe and went different directions.


message 27: by Ryan (new) - rated it 5 stars

Ryan Rayburn Georgia- she technically stayed. When Q goes back to Orlando she doesn't go with him, she goes off on another "adventure." They both left Agloe and went different directions.


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Shreya I haven't read this book yet. has been in my tbr shelf since ages! though I loved the fault in our stars and looking for alaska to bits!


A K S Yeah the ending sucked. But the rest of the book omg, I loved it!


Kaylee I know!


Sabrine Balti totally what i thought after reading this book


Holly I completely agree about the ending. I feel as though there was a big build up and then it was kind of disappointing. Still a great book though!


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I LOVE THAT BOOK AND I WACHED THE MOVIE ON THE FIRST DAY IT WAS OUT......


Irini I finished this book yesterday and I feel exactly the same


Tankangel After I finished this book, I sadly lost my interest in the movie:( I really didn't like it at all.


Marta I finished this book today and the ending really was dissapointing but the book is really good. I am going to see the movie on Tuesday yay tomorow that is bc it's 00:13


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I also agree with you too, Sasha


Melissa Gonzalez Sasha I was also expecting more at the ending.


Rodrigo Torres I agree Sasha the ending was not what I expected at all.


HeyItsMono The ending was also not the best at all


Julia Part of the reason this book is so great is because there isn't a perfect farie tale ending. The ending is up to your imagination. Maybe they find each other again 10 years later and end up married or maybe they remember each other as the one who got away. It's not decided instantly you have to contemplate it just like Quinten does.


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Allie Rahman I agree. It might have to do with the fact that it was one of his earlier works. You can tell that his writing has improved. I felt that the ending was rushed. Would have left me with a much heavier heart if it was well executed.


message 44: by Lori (new) - rated it 5 stars

Lori I liked it because of the concept of paper towns.towns that are towns on a map but aren't really towns anymore.there are alot of them around where I live.


message 45: by Cat (new) - rated it 3 stars

Cat I loved the ending because it was the point of the whole book. It dismantled the manic pixie dream girl that is so often used in ya, especially in John's other books. Q imagined Margo to be someone untouchable and magical and he put her on a high pedestal, and she was revealed to Q as an average teenager, just trying to find herself. Nothing special, just like everybody else. It was wonderful.


Lucía Tamez Same, the ending was... bad, not satisfying


Michelle N I loved the book, but I agree, the ending was only okay. I figured that Margo would go back with Quentin and that they would live a perfect life together, but of course that didn’t happen. I’m glad that they did realize their true feelings for one another though. Overall, I thought that it was a great book! However, the MOVIE sucked. I watched it after I read the book, and I could not get over the fact that the characters did not look like how I pictured them and that it didn’t really follow the storyline. So... I would definitely recommend the book, but not the movie. If you are a book lover like me, the movie is not for you.


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Bri Yes! My thought exactly!!


Aryaleen Exactly


Katie I agree! I was VERY disappointed in the ending.


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