3/22/11

Paper Towns

Summary: Paper Towns is by John Green. It is about a boy named Quinten that lives Orlando Flordia. He lives next to his forever crush Margo Roth Spiegelman which has ignored him for the popular group. Three weeks before graduation Margo insist that she and Quinten go on a 'adventure'. Quinten didn't know that this adventure would involve three cat fish, spray paint, and breaking into Sea World. The day after the marvelous adventure, Margo went missing. Leaving clue to tell where she went, Quinten, Ben, Radar his friends, and Margos friend Lacey will go to all lengths to find this one girl. But if they find her will they be happy with their discoverer?

Opinion:
This book was fantastic! The book really had me thinking of my own priorities on what’s important in my life and why I'm friends with my friends. All the characters feel so genuine. From the main character Quinten to Margos little sister Ruthie they all felt like real people. Majority of the whole book Margo is missing. I kept questioning where she was. If she is still in Florida gone to another or even another country. Worse off I wondering if she was alive or dead. I really liked the ending it felt realistic and it was not cheesy at all. It wasn't cheesy, it didn't lack a plot or characters. It seemed very realistic for a situation like that one. Overall I think its a fantastic book and I think majority of book lovers would enjoy it was well!



3/14/11

Take Me There

Summary:
Take Me There tells a story about Rhiannon, Nicole and James. Three different people, in all their point of views. Rhiannon is dealing with a breakup with her ex boyfriend Steve and tries desperately to get him back unlike Nicole, her ex Danny is still pinning for her when ironically she has a crush on the young math teacher. Then there is James who like Rhiannon and wants to be so much more than friends. If things couldn't get more difficult, Gloria the schools mean girl tries to make there lives a living nightmare. Rhiannon, Nicole and James are done dealing with Gloria and thinks she needs to be taught a lesson, but will their success in bringing Gloria down solve all their problems?

Opinion:
To be truthful this book was unoriginal in many ways. Girl gets dumped and falls in love with the best friend, I could of just watched any movie from this decade instead of reading this. I usually love books that have different point of views but Take Me There was so repetitive. Out of all the stories I did like Nichole's the best, seeing how she dealt with her teacher crush was weird yet hilarious. As her story continues, you find out that something awful has been happening to her for the past year, it really shocked me and made me very upset. In the end though it tied all the stories up together. It wasn't just a happy teenage ending Nichole talks about what happen to her that year with Rhiannon and James which you guys are to guess that she is going to be ok. One Character I do love is Mrs. Schaffer the elderly women that lives next door to James. The epilogue has something to do with her in the the and it was so sweet and heartwarming. Besides that I thought it was an ok book some stuff was really corny. I mean really guys 'true love?' no its just high school. I would get it at the library I wouldn't buy it is not a book you would read again.