The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

[altairslover]

The Fault in Our Stars is a story about a sixteen year old girl named Hazel. Hazel has thyroid cancer with a satellite in her lungs which make it difficult for her to breath and require the constant use of a nasal cannula attached to an oxygen tank. She attends a support group for people with cancer. At this support group Hazel meets a boy named Augustus. Her cancer is neither growing nor in remission thanks to an experimental drug called Phalaxnifor. This is all I can say about the book without giving away anything.

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

DFTBA

[willowrose]

I'm reading this book right now! I'm on chapter 5. I agree with the review you gave so far. I haven't necessarily experienced the hysterical laughs or the tearing up, but I'm expecting it, especially the tearing up part (I'm suspecting Isaac won't have that great of a turn out, but I'm yet to get that far).

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.

[sammonroy]

loved this book! you might also want to read paper towns by john green and looking for alaska.

[becdabec]

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.

[Nedra15]

I loved TFIOS. This was my first book by John green and I really enjoyed the way he wrote Hazel. I like the way he showed Hazels personality as a teenage girl. Or, Maybe I just liked Hazels character. But, reading parts with Hazels thoughts about Augustus and their relationship I remember thinking wow he's good hes got this teenage girl down to a T lol.

[daniellekuzel]

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.

[-pbf]

I agree that it's an amazing book. Green doesn't make Hazel and Augustus sound like teenagers, but I believe he did this on purpose. The language they use is profound and packs more of a punch than the average teenage dialogue would. It's so beautiful I didn't mind that it made me cry. I'd recommend it to anyone.