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3.99 AVERAGE
3.99 AVERAGE
I loved this book. Hazel was cracking me up in the first chapter, and I fell in live with Augustus immediately. This type of book is not normally my thing, and I was really afraid it would read like a Nicholas Sparks, but it was so much more.
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
okay so i still love the story and i don't think it's just because i have a soft spot, i think it's genuinely better than everything else of john's i've read though maybe having it be from a non-annoying girl's pov instead of an annoying boy's pov makes the difference. i DID feel like the "i love you" came way too fast but i'll let it slide since they're kids (but how long did they know each other before going to amsterdam?)
also bc i'm not good at Getting things, what is the significance of her switching to calling him gus after she finds out he's dying and only calling him augustus again in the very last line of the book?
also bc i'm not good at Getting things, what is the significance of her switching to calling him gus after she finds out he's dying and only calling him augustus again in the very last line of the book?
emotional
funny
lighthearted
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:
Yes
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green is a romantic and emotional novel about a girl who suffers with thyroid cancer which eventually spreads to her lungs, making it hard for her to breathe. While Hazel is in a cancer support group, she meets a boy named Augustus Waters who changes her life forever. He teaches her how to perceive her disease differently and changes how Hazel looks at herself and the time that she has left on the earth. I really liked how the author made a lot of metaphorical references in the book that really added more meaning to the plot. For example, in the story Hazel refers to herself as a ‘grenade’ that will explode any second. This shows Hazel’s view point on herself as someone who is ‘dying’. Though the story is really tragic, the author doesn’t add too much tragedy to the book that it becomes too centered on that. He doesn’t focus only on the negative feelings that Hazel and others might feel since there was more to the central idea of the story. I would recommend this book to those who are seeking a story with quite a lot of emotion and sadness and exploration of humanity.
This is one if the most poignant books I've read. Partly because I'm a sucker for doomed love, but more so because it addressed the larger questions of legacy, ownership and pain.
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
😭😭😭😭😭 (that was me after finishing the book)
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
relaxing
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:
Yes
