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John Greene, Paper Towns. The book about which are mixed

This summer, the movie was the next premiere of John Greene's best-selling "Paper Cities." The book reviews in fact were very ambiguous: some sang her praises, others argued that this is a second-rate literature, designed for teenagers, and the deep meaning in it is more than imagined. Needless to say, that after the movie the judgments were very similar? Only the criticism of the actors' play was added, and the fanatical opinions were divided into "this is genius" and the "crown" in the book was not so. " After the last, the question of what happened in the book is of particular interest. In fact, did John Green write something outstanding in these lines? After all people have hooked something this book.

What is the book "Paper Cities"?

The book's reviews, as already mentioned, are very mixed. On them it is difficult to say what was happening in the popular novel. Every now and again, the name of Margo Roth Spiegelman flashes among the opinions, but it is not clear for the ignorant to understand what the fans of the "Paper Cities" are saying. It is necessary to briefly tell the story.

Plot

A high school student and almost graduate Kew Jacobsen and "school queen" Margo Roth Spiegelman - neighbors. In childhood they often walked and made friends. But as they grew older, their opinions began to separate somewhat: calm, cautious Kew and restless Margo, for whom there are no limits and barriers. At one point their paths just broke up - without any quarrels and arguments, it just happens. Many years passed, and Margo Roth Spiegelman became the one who can not be ignored, and Kew became (or remained?) Just a freak, in love with his "queen" to the ears.

What is the climax?

One fine night Margo climbs into the window to Kew and suggests doing the most incredible adventure in his life - to punish and take revenge on her offenders. The couple makes a magnificent raid and ends the night on the highest floor of the tallest building in the city where Margot Roth Spiegelman, in fact, pronounces the famous phrase that gave the book the title "Paper Cities". The book reviews on this particular issue have, as already supposed, contradictory: there are those who admire the thoughtful "this paper city ... paper people in paper houses", but there are those who claim: in fact, the author, John Greene , Only gave his heroine a little pathos, but about her wisdom, and the wisdom of the book itself does not say it at all.

The culmination is that the next morning Margo Roth Spiegelman disappears. Well, Knight Kew Jacobsen decides to find it nobly. Than all ends, the book "Paper cities" itself can tell.

Reviews

The book of John Michael Green by the plot, in principle, clings - it has an intrigue, so necessary to ensure that the reader does not become bored. Curious characters. A pair of funny minor heroes. Claim for wise thoughts.

What do the readers think about all this?

Book City reviews claim that the book is good for the contingent for which it was written: teenagers of school age will taste the humor inserted into the place and some naive situations that surprise older readers.

The reviewers pay much attention to how the author built the final. He can be called openly: John Greene does not raise direct questions, he leads to reflection, and answers to the reader become interesting to find himself.

This style is not alien to Green: the same is observed in the less famous "In search of Alaska."

Advantages

"Paper cities" - a book, reviews of which read curiously no less than the work itself. Its advantages are called a simple syllable - this book is easy, you can read it overnight and be pleased with such a valuable acquisition. Also for dignity take a quality humor, which, by the way, abound, unbroken story. This is true: there are no clichés in the "Paper Cities" either by events or by characters, which is very encouraging. After all, this is modern prose, and young authors sometimes find it difficult to resist the use of time proven.

disadvantages

Unfortunately, the merits that are so, because they are suitable for a teenage audience, boil down to this shortcoming - a narrow age category. For young readers, the book of John Michael Green "Paper Cities" is too full of adult events, it will be incomprehensible to them, for adults it is naive and simple-minded. The same causes an illogical sequence of events, and sometimes even the strange behavior of the characters.

On average, the book gives an estimate of about 6-7 points out of the possible ten.

Positive opinions

Many read "Paper Cities" after the acclaimed "Blame the Stars" and received equally vivid impressions, although the books are, in fact, different. Enthusiastic reviews are more often directed towards Margo Roth Spiegelman - an unusual heroine in contrast to such ordinary Kew Jacobson. Readers assure that the book is ideal for fans of love, adventure and detective novels.

No wonder that many of the fans of "Cities" are girls. They liked it because of its penetration and philosophical overtones. Loving riddles, they joyfully accepted and understatement in the finale.

In our crazy high-speed world, the works include its small size. That's what some reviews say.

"Paper cities" (John Greene) - the book is quite popular, so there were many reviews and opinions on her account. Readers assure that the book can be called very kind, it makes you think about the attitude to your relatives, to the world, to the notorious stereotyped rules of society.

The moral of this fable is as follows ...

There are several main conclusions that come to the fore after reading the book.

Firstly, the one that Margot Roth Spiegelman himself asks, speaking about her attitude to the world - she calls everything paper, and the reader thinks: maybe, really, paper? Maybe he himself is a paper one?

Secondly, the one that occurs immediately after the finale: stereotypes, what are they? With what frameworks did we long ago reconcile? Maybe it's time to release these stupid rules?

Thirdly, the one that appears after some reflection on the work "Paper Cities" (John Greene). Reviews on the book do not always take this conclusion into account. And it consists in this: if you run faster, you will not be able to escape anyway. Was not Margo's attempt to escape to the immediately adult (in her understanding) version of herself more than stupid? Did she build her own instead of the illusions of this world that she did not like, that in fact nothing is better?

Fourthly, the one that is least noticeable is the problem of idealizing the image of "queen" Margo Roth Spiegelman. In the idols of her erection Quentin (Kew) Jacobsen, there also include her and fans of "Paper Cities". This is wrong, because the author himself in the finale indicates how important it is not to see the image of a man created in his head, but to try to see the true essence. Love fiction is always easier, giving the character any qualities. Such an ideal. And the problem of such illusory love, which is important, is relevant not only for adolescents, but also for adulthood. And the older the person, the more painful it is for him to give up such a habit.

Negative opinions

The intricacies of the easy and complex, insignificant and serious - that's what the book "Paper Cities" is. Reviews it has not only good. Those who have not sunk into the soul have found enough flaws in it.

They say that despite the fact that John Green's books are called "vital", in fact they are not. Margot is too perfect, Quentin too common.

The meaning in the work is covered by too vulgar and vulgar conversations of friends-comrades, who, it seems, do not feel a gram of shame for the said things.

The plot ends up being so confused that the finale is not so much open and unsaid as unconvincing. The character should not closely correlate with the reader, but it should be written so that the choice of the hero could be understood, even if all the others in the work just did not realize and could not accept it. With this task, the easy syllable of Green failed.

As for the syllable, there are also claims to the author. "Paper cities" - a book, reviews about which always begin with the way the author writes. And not everyone is happy with his simple style. In addition, some even complain that in the middle of the work, instead of being exciting, it becomes monotonous and tedious. This shows that John Green failed to make the transition from easy to serious successfully.

Is there a single opinion?

Unfortunately, no, there is no unanimity. The book "Paper Cities" (John Greene), the customers' reviews characterize quite ambiguously. As always: to whom are the lemons, to whom boxes of lemons. And for everyone putting "paper cities" on the altar there is one who will prefer to throw it away and unsubscribe, that money and time are wasted. Well, to have your own opinion, it is worth it just to read!

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