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Metaphors For Paper Towns

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Paper Towns is about a boy named Quentin Jacobsen who has spent his whole life secretly loving Margo Roth Spiegelman. And never did he thought that he was about to have an adventure with her. It was written by the famous John Green and was published by Dutton Books. The author drew inspiration for this book during his road journey through South Dakota experiencing and learning about “paper towns”. This book was number 5 on the New York Times Best Seller list. Paper Towns is a book full of metaphors. From the town, to the people, to the main characters they are all metaphors. Well, that’s what you expect from a John Green novel. But this novel was remarkably different. Reading it made me feel different kinds of emotions. This book wasn’t
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