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Paper Towns by John Green
3.0

This novel was very similar to Looking For Alaska and, for me, it's hard to live up to that book. Green is quite the expert and placing you squarely back into the angst of high school in a very visceral way. I was pretty engrossed by the main character Quentin's search for the girl next door after her disappearance - John Green's favorite archetype: the unattainable female. Lot's of great writing, original relationships between the characters and a satisfying, if not happily ever after, ending.