The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
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The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
The Fault in Our Stars is an unique book in so many ways. You feel like you have a personal connection with the characters. Almost as if you knew them in real life. You know their stories, their triumphs and defeats, their battles. All of the main characters in this book have either battled cancer, are battling it, or has a child who is/has battled it. Most people know someone who has cancer, or knows someone who knows someone. However this book gives you a rare glimpse into what life is like with cancer, from the patients point of view.
I have never read a book so well written that it can make me laugh hysterically one moment, then make me tear up the next. Possibly the best book that I have ever read. I would recommend this book to anyone who wishes 313 pages of pure epicosity ( yes I know it's not a word).
5 Stars
"I'm on a roller coaster ride that only goes up" - Augustus Waters.
"The Fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves." - Cassius - Julius Cesar
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What I really hate is when I open a book to check what chapter I'm on and end up reading a few words in some random paragraph on a page way further into the story that I just so happen to get a glance at as I'm checking what chapter I'm on. ;p I just did that, obviously, and saw the word- erm well, an intriguing word that is probably setting up an intriguing dilemma.
I have seen something about John Green complaining that this book has been banned already from at least one school districts list for it's sexual content. That's pretty much what I got from his complaint (and it might also explain the word I just saw).
But anyway I'm super enjoying this book so far and can't wait to get further into it!!
-- 25 Mar 2012, 22:45 --
Okay. I'm done! And what I will say is, although the book wasn't totally perfect for me, I ended up crying toward the end. It was more a feeling that the story caused than a feeling for the story itself, but I'm pretty sure it's safe to say it's a tear drippin' good time!
I recommend it. If I didn't have to take it back to the library I'd try getting the rest of my family to read it. The cancer thing is a bit of a wake up call. And I enjoyed how there were plenty of different elements that came together nicely in the end.
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becdabec wrote:This is one of my favorite books. I love John Green's writing style and the way his stories make you really take a look at your life and think about things. The relationship between Hazel and Augustus is just so real and heart wrenching it's amazing the depth and feeling put into this. Honestly, everyone should read this book! It's amazing.
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I loved The Fault in Our Stars. It is, by far, one of my favorite books ever. There were so many special things about the book. The characters and the way they interacted were amazing. The fact that the author was so adept at finding humor in absurdity (The comments about "The Literal Heart" made me laugh every time.) and after reading the book, I really wanted a copy of the fictional Peter Van Hauton's book, "An Imperial Affliction."
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On his Tumblr blog and his YouTube blog, Green stated that "the title is inspired by a famous line from Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar (Act 1, scene 2). The nobleman Cassius says to Brutus, 'The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, / But in ourselves, that we are underlings.'"
In January 2012, the film rights to the book were optioned by Fox 2000,[1] and on February 19, 2013, it was announced that Josh Boone would be directing the film. It is set to star Shailene Woodley, Ansel Elgort and Nat Wolff.
-- 29 Oct 2013, 03:52 --
When you hear someone begin to describe a funny book about teenagers who have cancer, your initial reaction might be something along the lines of that does not sound particularly amusing, to put it mildly.
But it is funny. It is funny, and it is thought provoking, and it is uplifting, and it is also sad – it resides in a place where all of those feelings intersect, and it’s a terrific place for a book to be. And the book in question, “The Fault in Our Stars” by John Green, will give anyone – writer or reader alike – who has ever doubted the power of teen literature something to think hard about. This may be a book for young people and about young people, but it is mostly a book about life, on the most profound possible scale.
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