We're always going to be looking for a good book to read and there are always going to be books that are going to hit the big screen. Movie trailers often feature a great cast and musical score with the familiar literary title but most of the time, you just can’t tell how good the film will be unless you have read the book first unless spoilers really bother you. It's your inside man and helps you decide if a week's worth of strenuous organizing with either pals or family over that movie date will be worth it or not.
We'll finally be seeing Paper Towns next month. It will be John Green's second Young Adult fiction to have a media tie-in. The movie will probably be exciting to generate as much income as possible but it surely will not be anything like the book since a lot of people who have read it finds the story either boring or slow which is both good and bad.
The story is deep and indeed drawn-out, there's a lot of narration and thoughtful internal monologues but what makes it better is that it's in a boy's point of view and who doesn't like hearing about what boys are actually thinking about when they talk so sparse and silly in real life?
The characters are so intriguing and different from each other even if some of them are buddies and therefore, have some similarities. Also, some people might find that several characters resemble personalities from Looking for Alaska.
The plot is very Young Adult in that it discusses what real young adults face a lot -- struggles and realizations galore (self-discovery, anyone?). Slow parts quickly end though to reveal more thrilling scenes. If you like the film and haven't read the book yet, it will probably be not what you're expecting. The ending is happy but probably not as much as everyone wishes it would be since it'll be realistically uncertain. It's easy to think of more compelling reasons as to why you should read before watching but we'll leave you to it. ;)
