The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
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Re: The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
The book was mainly built on the psychological analysis of the main character and what she thinks. As it is uncommon to see a young girl think of herself as a burden on her family in a thoroughly thought way - as she can explain to you step by step why she thinks so - it is very interesting to read what was happening to her. Also it is always nice to see the sides of people that are not only romantic but also depressing.
I have to say the book isn’t very strongly philosophic nor does it contain much questioning as you would expect from such a high-rated novel. It does not get close to those brain-tickling books. But it also definitely isn’t just a boy-meets-girl story. So, the book being a young adult novel, it can surely be a good introduction to lead the audience to a way of less materialistic thinking.
I also want to mention that it is arguable the book is relatable to the reader, as most people wouldn't understand what it would be like to be a dying teen-ager (some might have an idea of how they perceive the world and find it finite). But I think this is one of those things made the book popular. The book is written for young adults who have an undeniable attraction to the intelligent and the impossible. This book presents us with characters that are intelligent beyond their ages (which was pointed out by a reviewer to be unrealistic which I have to agree at a level but I don't see this intelligence as an impossible thing but rather improbable) and reading about ideas - especially on death - that never occurred to the young audience is somewhat fascinating.
I have to be honest that I don’t like seeing this book among some very strong and intelligent books as I don’t think it can ever be such a classic. It doesn’t mean I don’t think the book is good as I obviously do but I think the evaluation could done less superficially for a better analysis by the general crowd of readers.
In the end, I think the book is a good entrance to smart reading and being introduced to less-cliché characters.
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It mesmerized me. I enjoyed every step of the blooming relationship between Hazel and Augustus. It took me on a journey where I laughed , cried , thought about many things and questioned the deeper meaning of life that John Green successfully reflected with words on his novel.
I finished it in a matter of hours. English is not my native language but I embraced it as my own. I'm normally a really fast reader. But this was beyond my fast reading skills. I held the book in my hands and decided to read it before I went to sleep and when I closed the light to finally drift off , the book was finished.
I cried like a baby reading the end , and the part where she hid a cigarette to his suit on his funeral , I don't know why but I could not control my tears.
It was a great book after all. A short journey well lived for me.
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Also, if you are looking for another similar story, read Before I Die by Jenny Downham. I adored this one. Personally I think it's better, but it's a sure thing that if you liked the fault in our stars you'll like this one.
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As a side note when I was a teen I loved sad books. In the early 70's there was a book, TV movie too if I remember correctly called "Sunshine", young Mom who gets sick then leaves behind her baby and husband...As you get older there's enough sad just watching the evening news.
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I hope this helped!
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It is definitely a sad book,but it is also one of those books that can change your life and outlook,if you let it.
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Emotions that I can only compare to reading Jodi Picoult (more specifically, My Sister’s Keeper – which I find to be oddly parallel to The Fault in our Stars), I found it endearing, emotive, captivating. The realism in the story was the most emotional aspect for me, more so the fact that the story wasn’t sugar-coated at all. It was raw. It was real. It didn’t aim to be sentimental, nor was it aimed at evoking empathy for the characters – it was a story that was just told so realistically, so perfectly, that I felt so involved in the story and so engaged by the characters. It definitely portrayed such a strong aspect of reality you rarely see outside of a biography/an autobiography.
John Green is amazing. It, more often than not, takes more than one novel for an author to gain my acclamation, but The Fault in Our Stars is just that well written.
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I have heard so many marvelous things about this book but I just can't bring myself to read it. It's interesting reading other peoples comments about whether or not it's worth the read.