While not as serious or as eloquent as The Fault in Our Stars, I liked this effort by Mr. Green a bit more because the characters seem (and speak) more like normal humans might. While there are certain similarities between Paper Towns and TFIOS, I found this story rather more accessible than the former. That said, I know I am not the target demographic for such a novel, but it's great to see that the currently popular young adult genre has such a literary exponent. On a tangentially related note, I wonder if sales for the poem mentioned throughout the book have risen since Paper Towns' release.