My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This was much better than the first John Green novel I read (Looking for Alaska) which I felt was too young in terms of the issues the main characters faced and their reactions to them.
Paper Towns is still about high school kids but the story doesn’t focus on them as much as it does self reflection and our views and expectations of others. It was a fast-paced, enjoyable read.
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I also appreciated that everything wasn’t wrapped up in a tidy bow at the end. I think it is a much more mature and brave thing to give up something you love and want because you know it is the best thing for others. This is why I have always regarded Casablanca as the greatest love story of all times because in the end Bogart’s character could have had the girl he loved but he knew that her husband and family needed her more.
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