The Fault in our Stars by John Green

Title: The Fault in our Stars

Author:John Green

Length: 313 Pages

Genres: YA, Contemporary, Romance, Coming of age

Author's Website:http://www.johngreenbooks.com/

Synopsis:

Diagnosed with Stage IV thyroid cancer at 13, Hazel was prepared to die until, at 14, a medical miracle shrunk the tumours in her lungs... for now.

Two years post-miracle, sixteen-year-old Hazel is post-everything else, too; post-high school, post-friends and post-normalcy. And even though she could live for a long time (whatever that means), Hazel lives tethered to an oxygen tank, the tumours tenuously kept at bay with a constant chemical assault.

Enter Augustus Waters. A match made at cancer kid support group, Augustus is gorgeous, in remission, and shockingly to her, interested in Hazel. Being with Augustus is both an unexpected destination and a long-needed journey, pushing Hazel to re-examine how sickness and health, life and death, will define her and the legacy that everyone leaves behind

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 Review:

4/5 Stars

I’m not a big contemporary fan… but this was excellent. It was so excellent, that there was one point that I was forcing myself not to cry. I just felt so connected to the characters that I was tearing up.

This story is from the point of view of a girl named Hazel who has likely terminal cancer. But it’s not a sob story like you might think—I don’t think the purpose of the story was to make you weep openly. No, it was more about… the battle and the strength these people have to have to fight it. 

Hazel is an excellent character. Her view on life and her illness is something very interesting to look at, because she just feels so real. She feels so lifelike that you can’t help but get attached to her. 

You can’t help but get attached to Augustus either. Augustus’ views on life and his illness are just as interesting because he’s just as lifelike as Hazel. The whole plot of the story depends on August being there, actually. And what a plot it was. 

Beautifully paced, perfectly written. All the characters and locations are so real you might as well be standing right there! I was so happy to have read this book—even if it is the only contemporary book I own. Highly recommended.