Reviews

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

lilykatem's review against another edition

4.0

This book was very good. I liked it a lot although it was pretty predictable. It was obviously going to end up as one of them dying and sad but besides that it was very sad and emotional and it kept me on the edge of my seat while reading most of it. It tells the story of two people with cancer who fall in love but have a fault in their relationship. It is not just sad though it has quiet a few funny parts even though they are actually sad like when they are rehearsing isaacs funeral speeches with him there and they tell lots of jokes even though they all know he is going to die very soon. This story makes you feel lots of emotions and was written very well.

jen_jacob's review against another edition

5.0

This is easily one of the most heart-wrenching, honest books that I've read in a long time. A subject that touches a little too close to home, I still couldn't put it down and read it in one sitting! Makes me think differently about my life and what it means to be remembered and to "leave your mark."

trizie81's review against another edition

5.0

Loved it. It's a story about two terminally sick teens that find love in their last months. Way better than the movie. Cried a lot.

niyannx's review against another edition

4.0

Touching and beautiful. Very obviously written for a teenage audience. Nonetheless it is a book that can be enjoyed by any and all ages.

irismessenger_'s review against another edition

1.0

Well shit...

This is my second time reading this book, and to be honest, last time there weren't as many tears

I have been literally (used in the wrong sense) crying my eyes out for 40 minutes over the last fourth of this book.

Maybe it is because I saw the trailer for the movie, so the characters were more real to me...

*changed the rating from 4 to 5 stars*

brookiek08's review against another edition

5.0

Read this years ago, but i can still remember the story clearly. It’s a great YA read and good for people getting back into reading.

jgraydee's review against another edition

5.0

I rarely think a book is worth 5 stars, but this one gets that rating from me -- this is a funny, honest glimpse of teenagers. With terminal cancer.

bookdesi's review against another edition

3.0

I needed a day to sort out how I felt about TFIOS. I enjoyed it (but not "best book ever love") but it didn't give me tear inducing feels nor did it wow me to death. Probably because I figured a love story about two kids with cancer would be happy & then sad; nevermind that I correctly guessed who it would probably be not even halfway through. John Greens writing style was nice and easy to follow with humor sprinkled throughout but I found (just like I did with Will Grayson, Will Grayson), but it felt a little forced at times. I also liked the secondary characters more than the main characters. I liked Hazel and liked Gus, but I really wanted more Isaac or even Hazels parents. I remember thinking, "aww, well that's sweet" or "that's awfully sad", but more so towards the end (eulogy practice was the best scene in the whole book). That being said, it IS a story that I kept thinking throughout the next day and for me, that's a good book.

kristejm's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

zlatty's review against another edition

4.0

Right in the feels.