Paper Towns

I have just finished a book called Paper Towns.  Paper Towns takes place in Orlando.  The book's main protagonist is Quentin Jacobson who is in love with his childhood friend, and neighbor Margo Roth Spiegeleman.  After they found a dead body in a park they went separate ways.  A few weeks before their graduation, Margo climbs through her window into Quentin's room and they spend the night driving around Orlando and pranking several of their classmates.  The next day Margo disappears.  After this, Quentin and a few of his friends attempt to find Margo using various clues she left behind.  Overall, Paper Towns is a great book.  Both Quentin and Margo are very developed and have great back stories.  Quentin is very relatable and his voice seems very genuine and real.  Despite a great main character, the whole set of supporting character are under developed and are not very relatable.  The plot is very suspenseful and fast but it is a little too fast and certain senses and events could of had more detail.  Quentin is a good narrator, but I think the book would have benefited from multiple narrators.  The book has a great setting  that is great for the book's interesting plot.  The book is very humorous and there are several great and very vivid scenes in the book.  The book has both a great introduction that will pull you in and has a great  and satisfying ending that wraps up the core ideas in the book.  The book is not one of John Green's best works, but still is a great read.

Looking for Alaska

Recently, I have just finished a great book called Looking for Alaska.  The book's main protagonist is Miles  Halter.  Miles lives in Florida and is about to start his junior year of high school at a boarding school, Culver Creek Preparatory School, in Alabama. Miles goes to Culver Creek because he wants to get away from his boring life and have an adventurous one.  At Culver Creek, Miles meets his roommate Chip "The Colonel" Martin.  The Colonel gives Miles a nickname, Pudge, which is ironic because Miles is very skinny. Later he meets Alaska Young, who is the Colonel's friend and located down the hall from their room.  Pudge develops a crush on Alaska.  The story is told through Pudge's perspective.  The book's plot is generally suspenseful, though parts can be a little slow.  Even though, the book is suspenseful it is not rushed and the book has time to develop characters and their back story.  Throughout the plot of the book the book's author, John Green, creates very relatable characters who are very developed.  The book has a few scenes that are explicit.  The books characters' voices seem very genuine and real.  The book is a good length, though I wish it was longer.  Also, I wish the book had multiple narrators; it is in first person.  Despite the book's few flaws is a great read that will make you laugh and cry.  I highly recommend it to anyone seeking a great book.