Got my copy of "Paper Towns" by John Green a couple of days ago and read it quickly. Now I realize I am not the targeted 'Young Adult' genre, but they don't have a genre for people who are in between 'Young Adult' and 'Old Married Fart'. Anyway I read it like I did with "Looking for Alaska" and "Abundance of Katherines". Here's what I think:
I'll be the first to admit that the humor in this book and all of John Green's books is unbeatable. This is what appeals to me the most. The imagery, descriptiveness, dialog, and character development are all top notch. That's what makes this a good book. It sucks you in an gets you involved with the story so that you're emotionally committed to finding the outcome. The only critique I would have is that the plot is a little implausible. If a non-fictional character were to do the things that Margo did, she would be viewed as a seriously emotionally disturbed individual. And I think that would have been fairly obvious to those around her. I also believe that the final 'chase' from Florida to some fictitious place in New York to find a person that disappeared, whom you barely know, (regardless if she's drop dead gorgeous or not) is a little far fetched. I mean who in their right mind would expend that many resources on a venture with a very unclear and improbable outcome?
It sounds as if Q nor any of his friends has learned one of the most important guy rules: "The more beautiful a girl is, the more baggage she has. And somewhere, some guy is tired of carrying it."
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