Paper Towns
- 368
- Pages
- about 7 h
- Reading time
- Film 2015
- On screen
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Our view
The best of this novel is the talk: the back-and-forth between Quentin and his friends is quick, funny and true to how teenagers needle one another. The search for Margo that drives the whole plot is more divisive: some readers see in her less a person than an ideal. It reads fast, and some find it the least affected of Green’s books. Good for readers who like coming-of-age stories with jokes.
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About the book
Paper Towns is a novel written by John Green, published on October 16, 2008, by Dutton Books. The novel is about the coming-of-age of the protagonist, Quentin "Q" Jacobsen and his search for Margo Roth Spiegelman, his neighbor and childhood crush. During his search, Quentin and his friends Ben, Radar, and Lacey discover information about Margo.
On screen
This book has been adapted for the screen once.
- FilmPaper TownsIMDb
Adaptation data: Wikidata · On screen →
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.2 across 1,403 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 90% of the weight and the score stays at 7.2 — the Young adult average of 7.8 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.7 | 77 | 6% |
| Hardcover | 7.2 | 1.3K | 95% |
Frequently asked
What age is Paper Towns for?
Paper Towns sits on the Young adult shelf in the sources we use, which by convention means roughly ages 13 and up. This is a guide from the book’s category, not a publisher’s age rating. It has 368 pages — shorter than 66% of the ranked books in Young adult.
In this book
Themes this book shares with others — each leads to the best books on it.
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