Title: Fault in Our Stars
Author: John Green
Publisher:Penguin Young Readers Group
Pub. Date: April 8, 2014
Source: Purchased
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Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel’s story is about to be completely rewritten.
Insightful, bold, irreverent, and raw, The Fault in Our Stars is award-winning-author John Green’s most ambitious and heartbreaking work yet, brilliantly exploring the funny,
thrilling, and tragic business of being alive and in love.
Okay, I bet every reader who loves YA novels, knows what the Fault in Our Stars is. This book opened a wonderful doorway to the world of contemporary novels for me. I absolutely loved this book. I laughed. I cried and who am I kidding, I was on an emotional roller coaster that went up, down, and every direction you could think of, my friend.
This humorous and heart-breaking novel caused me to enter my biggest book slump yet. It was just SO good and since I was welcomed into the arms of "book depression", I could not find a book to top Fault in Our Stars.
In this book, we follow Hazel Grace Lancaster, who was diagnosed with Stage 4 Thyroid Cancer. Hazel is forced to attend a support group when she is diagnosed with depression which is a side affect of cancer. Here she stumbles into Augustus Waters, the warmhearted and charming cancer survivor. The Fault in Our Stars tells about the blooming relationship between Augustus Waters and Hazel Grace.
“But, in fact, depression is not a side effect of cancer. Depression is a side effect of dying.”-Hazel Grace
The Fault in Our Stars had such a simple, yet beautiful plot. We see the story through Hazel's eyes and we can see her character develop as she get's to know Augustus. She is honestly my favorite fictional character because I love the way she looks at the world and how she says such thought provoking things.
Augustus Waters made the book. His charming attitude towards Hazel just made me giggle and smile all the time. Just like Hazel, I really enjoyed his thought process and his views on the world. The chemistry between these two made the book feel real. There was no slaying dragons or cheesy looks. No emotionless vampires or moments of forbidden love and feelings. Just Augustus Waters, a boy with one leg and Hazel Grace, a girl with barely functioning lungs.
“It's a metaphor, see: You put the killing thing right between your teeth, but you don't give it the power to
do its killing.”-Augustus Waters
Yes, there are cute and happy moments in this book, but there are also moments that just hit you in the heart with sad feelings. I really appreciated the way that John Green wrote Fault in Our Stars because it shows that some things do not always end with happy endings.
“The world is not a wish-granting factory, Hazel Grace."- Augustus Waters
I won't tell how it ends because there may be some of you who haven't read it yet. One of my favorite moments in the book is towards the end, when Augustus is explaining to Hazel how he desires to leave an impact on the world and how he wanted his name to be know. When Hazel hears this, she becomes upset and explains how he is special to her and his family and how that should be enough for him. That was just a moment where I really understood how deep her love was for Augusts.
"The marks humans leave are too often scars.” -Hazel Grace
To me, this book didn't just tell the story of two lucky and typical teenagers falling in love, but explained that not everything is rainbows and sparkles. Not every book character is beautiful or talented and sometimes they don't get the chance to reach that happy ending.What I got from Fault in Our Stars is that, something that is so meaningful and beautiful to you can be taken away in the blink of an eye, but we have to keep living.
Anyways, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK!! ()3() It's astonishing, its beautiful, and it's just so darn amazing! I recommend this to any types of readers. Whether you like action or mystery or fantasy, I think you'd like this book. If you have read this book, what did you think of it? Did you love it or not so much? You can find this review on Barnes and Nobles or Amazon. Happy Reading!
"As he read I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once." - Hazel Grace
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