Paper Towns

This book was one of those where I kept turning pages just to see what would happen. I did like the characters, though. The lone exception would be Margo. Even at the beginning of the book, she was raising my eyebrows. I was starting to think maybe she is spoiled and a little crazy. Then, by the end of the book, I thought she was more crazy as well as self-centered than anything else. Here she was complaining about her bad life. but I was thinking why don't she try to improve things. She could start with her attitude towards her parents, friends, the town. All teenagers go through relationships and breakups. Margo should have sucked it up and dealt with it. I believe that is called growing up and becoming a responsible adult. No, she runs away! She didn't even want to give living with Q and his parents a try . I realize teenagers run away for a variety of reasons, some less than what Margo experienced. It was my impression that she wanted to be alone, no family, no boyfriend, nobody but her. She didn't need anybody! I thought Q was crazy for I guess you could call it "mooning" over Margo and skipping his graduation to drive 1100 miles to find somebody who obviously did not want to be found. If Margo thought enough of Q and wanted him to know what she planned to do, then she would have told him or left a note. It seems that the strong feelings were more on his part than hers. Q, Ben, and Radar are very likable characters who made me want to moan or cheer depending on what situations they got themselves into throughout the book. Friendship is very strong in this book just like in Going Bovine. Also, music is again throughout the book as in Going Bovine, which is okay because it is a big part of the lives of teenagers whether or not they play in a band. Overall, I liked this book and I think young people could identify with Margo and the life she lived. Hopefully, the teen would try to get some help improving the situation instead of taking off into the unknown.