[Book Review] Paper Towns

John Green's romantic adventure novel "Paper Towns" is an adventure to nowhere. This fictional novel has been adapted to movie version by the same name and stars Cara Delevingne and Nat Wolff.

The cover page is really attractive with a red tack pinned on a map. The whole idea of the book is depicted on the cover page. Truth be told, the book's cover page made me read this novel.

"Paper Towns" is about a boy named Quentin "Q" Jacobsen and his search for Margo Roth Spiegelman; who goes missing after an adventurous night of revenge. Following some unintentional clues, Q and his friends manage to find Margo in a paper town. Slowly, Q realises that Margo is nothing like he imagined.

Q is a likeable teenager who tries to satisfy everyone's needs while Margo is independent, self sufficient and adamant in her own way. Q's friend Radar is an interesting one. I really liked him and his family's Black Santa tradition. Radar is the powerhouse of knowledge with his online Wikipedia called Omnictionary. I was not at all impressed by Margo's attitudes. She was like a stump; standing only to attract a feeble and innocent boy like Q and dragging him to an utter mess of an impractical adventure.

I personally felt that the book had a strong plot and it was well constructed till the end. The theme being that 'the image we create for someone is never that person'; is really an intense one. It could have had a better and deeper impact if it was developed a bit more well. The ending was wobbly and quite impractical. I mean how can a high school girl live alone in a big city without neither a job nor a house? If these are plotholes then there sure are lots of them. Their final amicable departure was nice but I felt like I was missing something. I'm not saying that the book was a complete mess; it was fun to read and join clues which were never meant to be clues at all. After reading John Green's 'The Fault in Our Stars", I expected a bit out of this one (because of its great cover and all) but I am disappointed. The only part I loved in this book was Q's ride with his friends to reach Agloe. The hour division of that chapter till they reached Agloe had a young vibrancy and joy. Overall, it was not great but not completely hopeless either.

[Book Review] The Fault In Our Stars

Much has been said about 'The Fault in our Stars' these past few months. After being made into a movie, this book has become the star for some reason. Probably the actors Shailene Woodley, Ansel Elgorth and Nat Wolff must have made this book a hit but I didn't want to stick to this probability so I decided to read it. I didn't buy the book as such because I was scared that this might end up like the rest of Young Adult Romance but after reading this piece by John Green I was angry at myself for not having bought this one. Having no kindle at my hand (More of a I-love-the-feel-of-book-in-my-hand person), I read this in the most bizarre way. I read it on my smartphone. I actually thought I will end up only reading the first chapter but I was wrong. I began turning page after page desperate to finish it...

The Fault in our Stars by John Green belongs to the genre Fiction and Romance. This is John Green's most widely recognized book and it is known for its strong characters and emotive story.

The story is about three individuals whose lives intertwine at a Support group run by local church. Being in her teen years and a cancer survivor, Hazel Grace finds these groups unbearably boring but on meeting Augustus Waters her life takes a complete U turn. From reading books to having chats that used to be small, Augustus has become a huge part of her life. 

This book is bound to make you shed a few tears. The character's personalities are very well developed by the author. Hazel Grace is a character to fall for when she projects her view of her small life throughout the book. While Augustus is a unique guy with his quirky 'metaphors' (you will know what I mean once you read that book) and their friend Issac is a neutral secondary character being their mutual friend. Sympathy has been a great part of the book. Often we end up sympathising the characters which is the result of strong characters capable of attracting and engrossing us into the story. The best part of this book that I loved is the visit to Amsterdam. The beauty of Amsterdam is vividly and picturesquely written giving importance to tiny details. The simple every day style suits this book well (After all it's the story of an ordinary girl). I really liked this one and this is the first of John Green's book that I have read. Partly I am sad that I can't add this book to my bookshelf (Does buying a book which I have already read sound like a crime?) but my other half is happy that when I buy this book I will finally get the movie-cover edition *laughs in an evil manner*
Don't make my fault and grab your copy of 'The Fault in our Stars' today and thanks for reading the post...