As soon as I knew that Paper Towns was being made into a film I knew I had to read the book first before seeing the movie. I have to say I was quite disappointed: it didn’t really match up to the first John Green book I read (The Fault in Our Stars).
It’s not that the book was poorly written, it was just that for me, not a lot really happened in the main bulk of the novel. There were parts I really enjoyed and found gripping, whilst other parts I found I was skimming through, bored.
I liked the characters and Margo was intriguing, however I didn’t find the whole book as amazing as I was led to believe.
I wouldn’t say don’t read the book as it wasn’t awful – lots of people I know absolutely love the book, but for me I just thought it was a bit lacklustre.
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