Paper towns.

July last year, i came back from the US and i had nothing but free time and space.
What i did was spend hundreds of ringgit buying books, or volunteering with my exchange student organization.
One of the books that is now my favorite is called 'Paper towns'
I have been looking for a book, that is a man's side of the story, and it seems like it was fate, when i stepped in Kinokuniya, the book was displayed all over the store. And it was like calling my name. I read the first 3 pages there, and i knew i had to have it. So i purchased it and took my copy home.

I started almost immediately, and yes, i love the book! It is by far, the most deep book i have ever read. The book is trying to understand this girl, Margo.

Let me just tell you readers about the book in a nutshell.
It is about this boy named Quentin. Who lives normally as a geek, the only child to both psychiatrist parents, they live in a lovely home in the suburbs in Florida, except for the fact that their neighbor is The Spiegelmans' -- Margo's family.
When they were a child, Margo and Q (quentin) were best friends, up till one day, they just weren't. I could really relate to that. One day we're friends, and the other.. I just didn't know what happened.

9 years later, they both 18, the high school Goddess Margo came back into Q's life. She came with a mission, and knocked on Q's window, and off they go to accomplish Margo's mission. Her mission's aren't necessarily nice things to do, but it sure looked fun! And along the way, Q discovered Margo, who was his ultimate crush since he was 9, and slowly he became closer in understanding this girl of his dream. And for sure, that one night was the best night of his life.

The night ended right before the crack of dawn, and Margo kissed him goodbye and she left. The next day, Q found out that Margo ran away.
She was also known to run away and leave little clues behind. So this time, Q was determined to find her. So he did all the things spy can do. One thing let to another, on graduation day itself, he find out for sure where Margo was.
She was in Agloe, New York. So from Orlando, Florida, Q and 2 of his best friends and Margo's best friend drove for 19 hours to get there. Along the way of course there were many obstacles and adventures.

Finally, he found Margo. And Margo was fine, but she didn't want to come back. So they kissed and promised to see each other every summer and every break.


About the book that i like is when Q was trying to understand Margo. He said this to himself.

All at once i knew what Margo Roth Spiegelman felt when she wasn't Margo Roth Spiegelman: she felt empty. She felt the unscaleable wall surrounding her. I thought of her asleep on the carpet with only jagged silver of sky above her. Maybe Margo felt comfortable there because Margo the person lived like that all the time: in an abandoned room with blocked-out windows, only light pouring in through holes in the roof. Yes. The fundamental mistake I had always made -- and that she had, in fairness, always led me to make - was this: Margo was not a miracle. She was not an adventure. She was not fine and precious thing. She was a girl.

This quote from Margo also mesmerized me:

"When the vessel cracks open, the end is inevitable. But there is all this time between the cracks start to open up and when we finally fall apart. And it's only in that time that we can see one another, because we see out of ourselves through our cracks and into others through theirs." - M.S


All in all, this book is a must have as it try to help me understand people better.


Nobody's perfect.

Much love,
Deanna.