I just finished reading Papertowns, by John Green. I liked it overall but the middle of he book got a little boring, but I forced myself to keep reading. I am glad that I stuck with it though... because the ending was very touching, and sad, but definitely worth the read. If you have not yet read Papertowns, then I would suggest that you do not keep reading this post (SPOILER ALERT)!
If u did not read my earlier posts about Papertowns, I will catch you up:) So basically, there is this boy named, Quentin who is in love with a girl named Margo. He has been ever since they were little. Margo is a very mysterious and unpredictable girl, so it is not surprising when she completely disappears off the face of this earth. But, Margo does leave behind clues... and Quentin thinks that she left them just for him. So he thinks it is his responsibility to find her. On page 285 Margo says to Quentin, "'How the heck did you even find me' ... 'Song Of Myself,' I say. 'Guthrie took me to Whitman. Whitman took me to the door. The door took me to the minimall. We figured out how to read the painted-over graffiti. I didn't understand paper towns; it can also mean subdivisions that never got built, and so I thought you had gone to one and were never coming back... So I went to a bunch of them, looking for you. But then I matched the map in the gift shop to the thumbtack holes. I started reading the poem more closely... I found Agloe from the map, saw your comment on the talk page of Omnictionary, skipped graduation, and drove here.'"
Quentin loved Margo so much that he drove twenty-one straight hours, with his friends to be with her, and to make sure she was alive. When he finally found her, Margo was a little upset. Margo did not want anyone to find her. But then, when Quentin started talking to her, she realized how much she missed him and wanted Quentin to run away with her too. Quentin declined tough, no matter how much he loved her. He had a life back in Florida.
I think the theme of this story was to sometimes let go of what you love. Sometimes life does not always give you what you want... and sometimes you just have to be okay with that. On page 305 it says, "The physical space between us evaporates. We play our broken strings of our instruments one last time."
If u did not read my earlier posts about Papertowns, I will catch you up:) So basically, there is this boy named, Quentin who is in love with a girl named Margo. He has been ever since they were little. Margo is a very mysterious and unpredictable girl, so it is not surprising when she completely disappears off the face of this earth. But, Margo does leave behind clues... and Quentin thinks that she left them just for him. So he thinks it is his responsibility to find her. On page 285 Margo says to Quentin, "'How the heck did you even find me' ... 'Song Of Myself,' I say. 'Guthrie took me to Whitman. Whitman took me to the door. The door took me to the minimall. We figured out how to read the painted-over graffiti. I didn't understand paper towns; it can also mean subdivisions that never got built, and so I thought you had gone to one and were never coming back... So I went to a bunch of them, looking for you. But then I matched the map in the gift shop to the thumbtack holes. I started reading the poem more closely... I found Agloe from the map, saw your comment on the talk page of Omnictionary, skipped graduation, and drove here.'"
Quentin loved Margo so much that he drove twenty-one straight hours, with his friends to be with her, and to make sure she was alive. When he finally found her, Margo was a little upset. Margo did not want anyone to find her. But then, when Quentin started talking to her, she realized how much she missed him and wanted Quentin to run away with her too. Quentin declined tough, no matter how much he loved her. He had a life back in Florida.
I think the theme of this story was to sometimes let go of what you love. Sometimes life does not always give you what you want... and sometimes you just have to be okay with that. On page 305 it says, "The physical space between us evaporates. We play our broken strings of our instruments one last time."
Sounds super interesting! I've heard a lot of great things about the book and really want to read it.
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