Tag: John Green

Paper Towns (2008)

by Derelict Space Sheep on August 15, 2026 in 42 Word Reviews • 0 Comments

Paper Towns

by John Green (Dutton Books, 2008)

audiobook read by Dan John Miller (Listening Library, 2019)

Existential coming-of-age novel. Margo Roth Spiegelman makes an immediate impression then leaves a conspicuous absence, filled in time by Quentin, Ben and Radar’s bantering dynamic (a highlight of Miller’s audiobook reading). The journeying road-trippers deserved more closure than afforded by destination Margo.

Looking for Alaska

by Derelict Space Sheep on May 4, 2019 in 42 Word Reviews • 0 Comments

Looking for Alaska

by John Green (Dutton, 2005); audiobook read by Jeff Woodman (Brilliance, 2006)

Although his protagonist is passive and self-centred and the story casually glorifies self-destructive behaviour, Green manages through clever use of pathos to twist things around and promote the opposite qualities. His secondary characters render the book unforgettable, especially in Woodman’s audiobook reading.