Why people recommend it
Paper Towns by John Green is a young adult novel centered on themes of coming-of-age and mystery. On The Book Review podcast in 2024, Alexandra Alter discussed books edited by Julie Strauss Gable, including John Green's Paper Towns, while also noting that the 2008 novel was being released as a movie by the same team behind another adaptation of the author's work. Additionally, John Green appeared on People I (Mostly) Admire in 2023 and 2024, where he spoke about having to reread Paper Towns in 2010 to write a screenplay adaptation. He recalled that the process of rereading the book was excruciating because once it was finished, nothing could be changed. The book remains a notable entry in the author's bibliography, bridging his literary work and its subsequent cinematic translation.
Who recommended it
- Alexandra Alter Discussed
- John Green Discussed
Alexandra Alter — 2 mentions
“we're talking about Paper Towns Looking for Alaska The Fault in Our stars from John Green and then if I stay and where she went from D Foreman”
“and um John Green's other book Paper Towns which came out in 2008 is coming out in July as a movie by the same team that did the Fon art Stars”
John Green — 2 mentions
“I had to do it once I wrote a screenplay adaptation of my book Paper Towns and so I had to reread Paper Towns once in 2010 and it was excruciating”
“I had to do it once I wrote a screenplay adaptation of my book Paper Towns and so I had to reread Paper Towns once in 2010 and it was excruciating once you can't change it”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
- Looking for Alaska
- The Fault in Our Stars
- The Anthropocene Reviewed
- Turtles All the Way Down
- All the King's Men
- At the water's edge
Other mentions (3: passing, ad reads, own books)
“and John who is promoting a movie adaptation of his novel Paper Towns and Mindy Kaling and other sort of celebrity types”
“so I guess you're welcome by your third book Paper Towns you were really established that popped out right onto the bestseller list”
“so I guess you're welcome by your third book Paper Towns you were really established that popped out right onto the best seller list”