This is my second John Green novel. I rated Alaska a 3, I enjoyed this one more. I really loved the characterizations and the authentic sounding teenage voice. Green does "real" teenagers really well and really hits on the insecurities and the coming of age type themes. This is a similar format to Alaska in that the MC is a quirky kind of teenage boy in love with the unattainable mysterious and equally quirky girl who only loves him in the best friend kind of way. Paper towns has some funny dialogue and there are some memorable scenes - Margo and Q exacting revenge, all of the road trip scenes. The ending seemed a little weak in comparison to the rest of the book. It was an enjoyable read, though not ah-mazing.