In addition, he’s a superb stylist, with a voice perfectly matched to his amusing, illuminating material. That he brings it off is testimony to the fact that he is not only clever and wonderfully witty but also deeply thoughtful and insightful. Yet, if anything, the thematic stakes are higher here, as Green ponders the interconnectedness of imagination and perception, of mirrors and windows, of illusion and reality. He nails it–exactly how a thing feels, looks, affects–page after page.” - JOHANNA LEWIS, SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL, STARRED REVIEW ★ “A suspenseful mystery, a compelling central metaphor, and one of those road trips that every senior hopes he or she will have round out this exploration of the kind of relationship that can’t help but teach us a little bit about ourselves.” - BULLETIN FOR THE CENTER OF CHILDREN'S BOOKS, STARRED REVIEW “A powerfully great read.” - VOYA ★“There are echoes of Green’s award-winning Looking for Alaska (2005): a lovely, eccentric girl a mystery that begs to be solved by clever, quirky teens and telling quotations (from Leaves of Grass, this time) beautifully integrated into the plot. Reviews ★ “Green’s prose is astounding - from hilarious, hyperintellectual trash talk and shtick, to complex philosophizing, to devastating observation and truths. If you’ve read the book and are completely prepared for spoilers, visit the FAQ for much, much more information on the book. You can buy Paper Towns from your favorite retailer via the Penguin portal.
The movie adaptation of Paper Towns was released in Summer 2015 starring Nat Wolff and Cara Delevingne, and directed by Jake Schreier. paper towns john green paper people night adventures. Photos by: cmaquest & holdback GIF from: paper towns movie trailer. You can also watch the movie of this book and I guarantee that you will really love it. You will never look at anything in the same way again after reading this book. It is taught in many high school and college curricular, often in conjunction with Whitman’s Leaves of Grass, which is an important text within the novel. Paper Towns will change your view about everything. Paper Towns debuted at #5 on the New York Times bestseller list and won the 2009 Edgar Award for Best Young Adult Mystery. Urged down a disconnected path, the closer he gets, the less Q sees of the girl he thought he knew. But Q soon learns that there are clues–and they’re for him. 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. 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. There will be more news about the Paper Towns movie to come (which I do plan to report on ), but until then, I leave you with John Green’s tweet shouting praise for Cara Delevingne:Ĭara Delevigne’s audition blew everyone away (including me!) and she understands Margo profoundly.Quentin Jacobsen has spent a lifetime loving the magnificently adventurous Margo Roth Spiegelman from afar. If you’re not following Twitter, you really should be. Many of these announcements came from the author (and executive producer extraordinaire) himself, John Green.
Six months ago, I received news that I wasn’t expecting: John Green’s book Paper Towns (my second favorite after The Fault in Our Stars) is being made into a movie! This news came a full two months before The Fault In Our Stars movie was released in theaters. Special thanks to 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, I've received this box art and this press release detailing the upcoming arrival of one of my favorite teen/high school movies, PAPER TOWNS (check out my review of the film) to blu-ray and DVD.