Paper Towns
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Paper Towns

by John Green

2008•Drama•365 pages

Taste attributes: dramateenmysteryadventureheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringcoming of ageall consuming questcomplex relationship

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Boxlist takeA realistic novel that is small-scale and emotional. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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3.9 / 5

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About This Book

One month before graduating from his Central Florida high school, Quentin "Q" Jacobsen basks in the predictable boringness of his life until the beautiful and exciting Margo Roth Spiegelman, Q's neighbor and classmate, takes him on a midnight adventure and then mysteriously disappears.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaTeenMysteryAdventureComing of ageAll consuming questComplex relationship

Subjects

Coming of ageMissing personsMystery and detective storiesJuvenile fictionHigh school studentsRevengeBildungsromansNeighbors

Details

Author
John Green
Published
2008
Pages
365
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