– JOHN GREEN
Genre: Romance, Young Adult Fiction
The author of Looking for Alaska, John Green can certainly make you cry with his heart-touching writing style. It didn’t take The Fault In Our Stars to get popular among the fans as it sold around 6 million copies in the first few months itself. The title of the book was inspired by Shakespeare’s play (Julius Caesar), where it mentioned, “The fault, is not in our stars,/ But in ourselves, that we are underlings.”
Both Hazel Grace and Augustus Waters knew that their end was inevitable; yet, they didn’t want to give up. This is what this book is all about- fighting for something you truly love and care.
“You don’t get to choose if you get hurt in this world…but you do have some say in who hurts you.”
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Hazel and Augustus – two cancer patients, embark their adventurous love story where they face numerous challenges but promise to remain together, no matter the outcome.
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My thoughts
Reading this book was like riding a roller coaster ride- I poured out all my emotions. I was smiling one moment and before I knew, weeping the other.
I was absolutely devastated when I finished reading this book- only if I could have been a part of it and change the plot to make it less heartbreaking. While I have read several other similar books, this was the first book I shredded tears- just couldn’t resist it.
Although I found Hazel as a clever girl, she seemed to make a few irrational decisions along the way, but I mean who doesn’t? I loved how conservative she was with Augustus for an extended time period. She always feared that she might leave him a scar which can never be fixed.
“I’m a grenade and at some point, I’m going to blow up and I would like to minimize the casualties, okay?”
Recommendation
As a fan of love stories, The Fault In Our Stars was definitely worth a read for me. In fact, it remains one of my favorites in its category. So this book is a must-read if you are also into romantic novels like me.
P.S. – You would want to keep a tissue box with you while reading it- you might need it any time.
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The book is definitely a tragedy of the Shakespearian magnitude. But, as you say, the story is beautiful and worth the cost of the tissues.
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Yeah, I certainly agree with you. Very sentimental
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I never read The Fault in Our Stars but my oldest daughter has and she really enjoyed it. I like how you break down your content in your post and that you also include what others have said about the book too.
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Thank you so much for your wonderful comment. I appreciate your kind words!
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Great review. I normally avoid YA but I like the sound of this although I’m sure I would be in tears too
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Thank you for your nice comment.
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