BOOK REVIEW
A John Green Review
I don’t think I have ever
read a book that can make
and cry so hard I laugh
in the space of a couple
chapters. If anyone out
there has read “The Fault
in Our Stars” by John
guy made him realize he
attachment sprung from
the fact that they had been
through something horrible
together. Quentin was sure
that their friendship would
was the creator of her own
demons. She was openly
critical of her life being
made of paper and when
she realized that she was
away. In his post-breakup
understand what I mean.
hope for their relationship
to become boy-next-door-
friend Hassan decide to
take a road trip to...well...
focus on two other books
by Green; a little less
Green had something else
in mind. I didn’t really see
attempt to help Colin get
over his lost love. Already
this book is beginning on
and overall brilliant! The
books I’m talking about are
“Paper Towns” and “An
Abundance of Katherines”.
until Margo showed up at
Q’s house with revenge in
mind. After one hilarious
night spent righting
Though it seems like John
Green uses a similar format
in most of his books- two
incredibly philosophical
teenagers become friends
because of an odd set of
circumstances and soon
end up falling in love- it
clearly doesn’t bother the
majority of teen readers in
the world. Obviously he is
very successful with this
so subtly that it is very hard
even to notice it is being
done.
Quentin Jacobsen and
Margo Spiegelman are
an epitome of unrequited
love. This book starts out
of a younger Quentin and
Margo discovering the
body of a man behind a
tree- from that moment
know what you’re thinkingit’s creepy that a dead
into the equation.
Quentin’s life is changed
heartbroken Quentin with
only a couple clues in her
wake.
struggled with Margo. Did
to work on a theorem
that could detect (before
a relationship even
begins) who will be the
dumpee and who will
be the dumper of that
relationship. The math
included in this book was
I suppose I shouldn’t feel
bad considering the fact
that Colin is a prodigy. But
don’t let that deter you from
not sure. Margo had an
element for drama (which
extremely philosophical in
nature. She was the girl
who “loved mysteries so
seemed to me like Margo
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just graduated from highschool and were preparing
for college- a scary time for
most people. They knew
how the world perceived
them and they knew what
their family expected of
themselves in a small town
Gutshot. There they meet
Lindsey and her slightly
they would begin to build
the relationship that I
craved and then...she
disappeared. Margo
Spiegelman vanished
than a miserable boy
who got dumped...
again. I believe that
this book was more the
story of a couple average
teenagers who take an
unexpected ‘journey’ to
learn quite a lot of history.
opinion will differ from
a lot of readers is that I
think the true meaning
of this book lies deeper
I would like to say that
these two novels were
written for a teen audience.
If you would like to read
language and content that
is too mature for a younger
audience.
Let me know what you
have to say about either
of these books! Did you
particularly like or dislike
one of them? Do you
have an opinion that you
would like to share? Or
do you have a good book
that you would like me to
read and review? Email
me with these requests
and more at: mady@
readinspiredmag.org
Mady, 15
10th Grade
International School of Indiana
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