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Was I the only one that hated this book with a burning passion?

I Loved it.... up until the ending and now I cant even think about it. Why did he leave her?! He should have made her come back. I am very disappointed with the ending but besides that, I really loved it... so i guess both.

I felt severely disappointed with it, after hearing a lot of praise for it, but I wouldn't go as far as to say that I hated it.
I did however dislike its main character.

Terrible book for all it's praise. The plot of the story has no point to it, and the ending is a major let down considering all the BS the main character went though for a girl who didn't give a shit. A waste of two hours!

I honestly didn't like this book at all! I felt like it was so boring and weird! The whole fact that Quentin had to waste his senior year of high school on finding some girl that liked to sleep in random places was just a bad plot.

It was all just frustrating. I hated it. It was painful to finish and really disappointing. I was expecting so much more after reading John Greens The Fault In Our Stars.

I can't say i hated it, but i didn't love it either. It just reminded me to much of Looking For Alaska. And seriously, leave her!? You kidding me right? Again, i didn't hate it, not the best book i've read tough.

I didn't really like this book, but I certainly didn't hate it.

As far as the ending, and the whole plot for that matter, I liked it. It was a twist on the typical 'brave knight saves distressed damsel' scenario, where the knight has to face the reality that some damsels don't want to be saved. It was like a slap of reality in Q's face, and I think the book would have been pointless without it.

That being said, the details of the book grated on my nerves. A lot of people think John is the master of metaphors, but I've always thought he was just the loudest. Maybe it's just me, but I think this book is the best example of his tendency to take metaphors too far, to the point where they're cheesy. There's a fine line between the green light at the end of the dock and the second largest collection of black Santas, but it is an important one.

I didn't like it, but I didn't hate it. It got really boring at parts and the ending wasn't all that great.

i kinda expected at lot after what everyone has said about it kinda disappointed and confused with the ending

Of all of the author's books that I have read, this was very much myleast favorite. I'm going to listen to Will Grayson, Will Grayson next, I hope it will be better.

I really liked paper towns, better than TFIOS even. I liked the main character and I think it was just a chill and funny book. Likeable characters and a quirky plot. It left me thinking long after I finished it.

I heard a lot of good things about it, and was disappointed by the actual book. I didn't hate it, but I didn't love it either. I found the plot pretty dry and the writing of the book dull.
I read TFIOS first and thought it was beautifully written. This one was different, so was Looking for Alaska. I was more disappointed by Looking for Alaska though, I couldn't find anything good about the book.

Laura wrote: "I didn't really like this book, but I certainly didn't hate it.

As far as the ending, and the whole plot for that matter, I liked it. It was a twist on the typical 'brave knight saves distressed ..."

I've noticed that when I read his books too. He always has a character be all deep and meaningful, but he usually just takes it too far and it becomes extremely cheesy. I'm glad someone else thought this too.

How dare you hate on this perfect novel

Veronica wrote: "Was I the only one that hated this book with a burning passion?"

NO!!! I hated this book as well!! I thought it was totally pointless and ridiculous. As was Looking for Alaska.

My reasons:
1. Dry, unrelatable characters
2. Margo. Completely annoying and childish.
3. The story itself was completely pointless. There was no climax, no goal, no ending...it was totally unclear.
4. Q was just a doormat...
5. This entire book was just a bunch of words strapped into binding. It has no purpose.

it took me a long time to pick it up again because it did bore me but I began to get pulled in once Quentin found evidence of where Margo was. It's sometimes sad that some people didn't enjoy a book as much as another reader did but who knows? Maybe someone in this discussion disliked a book you liked! It's just different tastes in books, that's all. I mainly liked it for it's humor and I really did like Margo. She reminded me more of a Natalie Portman version of Alaska from Looking for Alaska.

Hell no! I really, really disliked this book. Nothing about it got me interested. It was slow, boring, and the characters are all the same. I didn't even finish this book - I cant stress enough how dull I thought this book was, oh my god.

Amanda wrote: "Veronica wrote: "Was I the only one that hated this book with a burning passion?"

NO!!! I hated this book as well!! I thought it was totally pointless and ridiculous. As was Looking for Alaska.

M..."

I hated this book as much as you did, but how did you not get the story? The climax was the friends all rushing to save Margo's ass towards the end, the goal was to find her. I cant comment on the ending because I didn't finish it - but the story is pretty clear...

I can't say I hated it but I didn't love it either. It was the first book by John Green that I read and I was expecting a lot more from it. The book kind of happened. I did finish it and didn't particularly find it difficult to read, it just didn't leave me with anything.

I really enjoy John Green but this one was just kind of 'meh' for me. It was alright and I would still recommend reading it with all the other books. For me the ending was fitting and its biggest redeeming aspect. I think the book would have been horrible if it had the typical happy resolution.

It wasn't my favorite but I didn't hate it. I liked Looking For Alaska better (the first Green book I read.) Though it wasn't my favorite, I gave it five stars and liked it enough to read it more than once.

Nina wrote: "I Loved it.... up until the ending and now I cant even think about it. Why did he leave her?! He should have made her come back. I am very disappointed with the ending but besides that, I really lo..."
She couldn't return. It would basically mean her entire trip was for nothing. She needed to leave or else she would end up like that guy she and Q found at the tree. SHe didn't want to stay and become a paper girl, a girl with no material or feelings, just a doll. She wanted to get out of subdivisions and live. The only way she could was to leave. Like tearing a band-aid off all at once.

The book is pretty much about breaking the Manic Pixie Dream Girl idea. Like some people said before, Margo didn't want to be found, let alone to be saved. That was the point of the story, and that was the reason why she didn't come back with him.

The journey is a big reflexion on how much we do not see people as they are, but as what we think they are - both Margo and Quentin were wrong on their ideas about one another - and that's pretty much why I liked this book. And about the characters being boring or unrelatable to: I share John's opinion that characters are not meant to be cool or relatable. For me, they just have to be plausible.

I never noticed John's tendency to be a little over the top with metaphors (just a little bit with TFiOS), but that sounds entirely possible, given that every single one of his books is about a Great Discovery. I'll pay attention to it the next time I reread one of his books.

Anyway, I don't mean to say that everyone who disliked the book didn't understand these points, but I wanted to highlight what made me like it so much.

Seriously?? I loved this book!! it is my favourite john green novel.
It has many interesting concepts, the paper towns, the strings, the grass, the vessel, i loved it all.
And I also loved the characters.

it wasnt his entire year it was the last weeks!!! it was different plot... and interesting characters... some shallow some misterous some stupid... it is my favorite john green novel and it gives you something to think about

I hated it sooo much as well. I guess it's because from the very beginning I just can't empathize with the idea of looking for Margo no matter what. Leaving and then wanting to be found is stupid, and so is looking for someone who left voluntarily. I also never bought the idea of Margo wanting to kill herself (she loves herself waaaay too much), so I couldn't relate to the anxiety and urgency Quentin was feeling the whole time.

Anyway I couldn't care less about her committing suicide because God do I hate Margo!! If she was so deep and special, why did she have stupid friends and a dumb, hot boyfriend? And all that mystery-bossiness-selfishness-lack of mental clarity she exhibits along the book are supposed to be endearing? Attractive? Deserve admiration? I don't get it. And since I find Margo absurd and stupid, a character who is obsessed with finding her also looks absurd and stupid to me. And although I agree that you don't have to 'like' characters, they should provoke some kind of attraction or fascination.

To sum up: I did hate it with a burning passion, you are not alone :D

I can't say that i hated it, but i just didn't understand it. I was confused throughout the entire book (probably because i read it so fast) and it was just kind of pointless to me. In reality, could something like that ever happen?

I understood the message but at the end I felt like nothing really happened. There was no suspense in the mystery aspect of the novel for me. The only thing I liked was the humor in some sections.
Overall, I'm dissapointed..Hope Looking for Alaska is better.

This was the first John Green book I ever read and so far it is the most disappointing. It has been a few years since I read it but I understand the message. That we are sometimes blinded by our admiration of someone so much, that we cannot see who they really are. I am guilty of doing this, just like Quentin.

Someone on this board mentioned that this book was trying to break the Manic Pixie Dream Girl trend. I actually found Margo to be the definition of the Manic Pixie Dream Girl. If you don't want to be found, you wouldn't leave clues.

I found the plot to also be too slow paced and dry. I also thought Quentin's friends were a lot more interesting than Quentin and Margo, themselves. John is totally the king of slapping metaphors in your face, but I still love him.

After I finish the Stephen King novel, Doctor Sleep, I plan to read An Abundance of Katherines. I may read Paper Towns again one day to see if I still feel the same way. But I enjoyed Will Grayson, Will Grayson and the Fault in Our Stars a lot more than this one.

Miranda wrote: "This was the first John Green book I ever read and so far it is the most disappointing. It has been a few years since I read it but I understand the message. That we are sometimes blinded by our ad..."

On the MPDG thing: but Margo didn't leave clues! She led Quentin to the abandoned shop and that was it. The rest of the trail was accidental and she was completely surprised when she saw Quentin again.

Paulinha wrote: "On the MPDG thing: but Margo didn't leave clues! She led Quentin to the abandoned shop and that was it. The rest of the trail was accidental and she was completely surprised when she saw Quentin again."

Ah, see, I need to re-read the book. But I remember not loving it, but hate is a strong word.

Paulinha wrote: "The rest of the trail was accidental and she was completely surprised when she saw Quentin again."

Not completely accidental, she did leave that message on the net.
So I'm surprised she's been surprised...

Gerd wrote: "Not completely accidental, she did leave that message on the net.
So I'm surprised she's been surprised..."

I remember that!

Miranda wrote: "Paulinha wrote: "On the MPDG thing: but Margo didn't leave clues! She led Quentin to the abandoned shop and that was it. The rest of the trail was accidental and she was completely surprised when s..."

You mean on Omnictionary? She said it was just a joke and she never expected anyone to find it. The way I see it, she was trying to make a big thing out of her trip to feel like it was special, but that was for herself, not for Quentin.

I really liked this book, but in some parts I felt it was IMPOSSIBLE to go on. Like, it got soo boring but it always got better, to me.

I loved this book but I found the ending disappointing because Quentin was looking for Margo the whole book but then when he found her she didn't even bother coming back. I personally think that Margo was a really selfish character.

So so , it kept me reading and it was unique and well-written, I guess it just didn't grab me like Fault in Our Stars did. I could not even make it past 50 pages of the Katherine book.

Just for perspective, I am not a teen, I am a mom and wife of 1 tween girl. I think Mr. Green is getting a lot of book sales from AFIOS.....and people think that all of his characters are really too similar.

I find that John Green's characters are pretty similar. They are always of the "nerdy" variety. But that's okay, that's what he likes to write about and the books are still enjoyable.

However, "nerd love" is always a persistent theme and oh, so many metaphors.

1. Nerd meets love interest
2. They kind of dig each other
3. There's a problem
4. Life changing lessons are learned
5. LOVE!

The book started out good, but I quickly lost interest. I actually struggled to finish it, and the ending was so blah. Like someone said, it all seemed so pointless.

I actually agree with the beginning part, when Q and Margo are doing all the stuff at night. That's really fun, but after that it just goes downhill. It's boring and the characters are just far too similar to all his other ones for me to like them.

I didn't hate it, but I definitely wouldn't say I liked it.

Emma wrote: "I actually agree with the beginning part, when Q and Margo are doing all the stuff at night. That's really fun, but after that it just goes downhill. It's boring and the characters are just far too..."

I agree with you, Emma.

liked it okay... it just got really slow towards the end and that can make people hate a book that would have otherwise been loved.

I was really looking forward to reading this book because i have read LFA and TFIOS and really liked both of them but this one just didn't get me interested in it . I thought that though the whole thing it was slow until they got into the car and started driving to New York but even then some parts it was just boring. I liked the characters and the meaning behind it but i just didn't like how he wrote it.

The beginning of the book was interesting and okay..... The middle was just boring... All Q could think and talk about was finding Margo. The ending wasn't that bad, I liked the road trip with Q and his firends. But I think the only reason I finished this book is because I want to finish my reading challenge.

Veronica wrote: "Was I the only one that hated this book with a burning passion?"
you are most definitely not alone

The ending just isn't stratifying when we spend the whole book with Q missing things like prom and graduation to try to find Margo who in the end 'didn't want to be found' it was off to a good start but then got unbelievably boring

sliced bread is more interesting than Margo and Q combined honestly

Giselle wrote: "sliced bread is more interesting than Margo and Q combined honestly"

Honestly I agree.