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Paper Towns

By: John Green
Narrated by: Dan John Miller
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Publisher's summary

From the number-one best-selling author of Turtles All the Way Down and The Fault in Our Stars

Winner of the Edgar Award for Best Young Adult Mystery
Number-one New York Times best seller
USA Today best seller
Publishers Weekly best seller
Now a major motion picture

When Margo Roth Spiegelman beckons Quentin Jacobsen in the middle of the night - dressed like a ninja and plotting an ingenious campaign of revenge - he follows her. Margo’s always planned extravagantly, and, until now, she’s always planned solo. After a lifetime of loving Margo from afar, things are finally looking up for Q...until day breaks and she has vanished. Always an enigma, Margo has now become a mystery. But there are clues. And they’re for Q.

Printz Medalist John Green returns with the trademark brilliant wit and heart-stopping emotional honesty that have inspired a new generation of listeners.

©2008 John Green (P)2019 Listening Library

Critic reviews

"Green’s prose is astounding - from hilarious, hyperintellectual trash talk and shtick, to complex philosophizing, to devastating observation and truths." (SLJ starred review)

"[Green’s] a superb stylist, with a voice perfectly matched to his amusing, illuminating material." (Booklist starred review)

"Laugh-out-loud humor and heartfelt poignancy." (Kliatt starred review)

Featured Article: Over 17 Years After His Debut, John Green's Call to Empathy Still Resonates


Without question, our teen and young adult years are among our most formative. It is then that we learn how to connect with each other and our world at large, form and navigate relationships on our own, and craft identities for ourselves independent from our upbringing. This essential listening guide houses all of John Green’s published works in audio, from his acclaimed young adult novels to his fan-favorite podcasts.

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goooood

the bar narrator knew how to keep your attention by switching voices and making the story pop out at you

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You'll never know if you don't go

Coming of age, a mystery and a romance all in one? John Green has got your back.

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A Good Read

As others mentioned, there are some audio issues with repeating.
A pretty good read, coming of age, adventure, you can tell the author really did his research to be able to adequately describe the events. This is only my second book by John Green and I look forward to reading more.

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constant repeats

some parts of the story would repeat itself. which took me out of the experience, other than that good story

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Great book

Highly recommend if you like any of John greens other books. Very similar story patterns

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Most relatable and captivating books

One of the most amazing books I've had the pleasure of listening to or reading. It was captivating and wonderful, I listened to it every chance I got. Amazing beginning and a spectacular ending. I have never had the pleasure of reading a book that made me feel so connected to the characters, I feel like I knew them.

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Great beginning!

I liked it but it loses steam about halfway through. Fault in Our Stars, Turtles All the Way Down and Will Grayson, Will Grayson were probably better but I did enjoy this one quite a bit.

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Good read

epic coming your baby story the kind most people wish they had but didn't

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fantastic book

the book is a wonderful introspective on how we look at the world through individual lenses. it definitely made me take a moment to rethink certain points of view. there are some jumps, 2 that I counted, where it skipped back roughly 5 seconds

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Good coming of age story

I love John Green. I especially love when he narrates his own books. That was not the case this time. The story was good. Characters were fun.

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