![]() That’s funny, right?! So I keep reading along, chuckling away… until we hit the first speed-bump of self-indulgent teenage wankery. I laughed out loud at the story of local figure Dr Jefferson Jefferson, who is actually not a doctor of any kind – he’s just a powerful, wealthy man who petitioned the courts to change his first name to “Dr”. There were some surprisingly clever and funny bits. Still, that’s what Green chose for a plot, and I’m hardly in a position to argue with him. ![]() I mean, I’ve never met a teenager with enough foresight to leave complex metaphorical breadcrumbs when they run away, and, indeed, why would they? The whole point of running away is, y’know, to not get caught. You have to suspend your disbelief for a minute here. ![]() ![]() Margo goes missing, and Quentin goes looking for her, following her trail of clues. She is (surprise, surprise) beautiful, mysterious, and edgy. The nerdy, underappreciated boy-next-door (Quentin “Q” Jacobsen) “loves” Margo Roth Spiegelman from afar for years. There’s a prologue positioning the two central characters as childhood friends. Paper Towns is your standard coming-of-age story. (Help a girl out: making a purchase through an affiliate link on this page will send a small commission my way, at no cost to you!) ![]()
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