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labunnywtf's review
4.0
Deathly combination:
1. Read [b:The Fault in Our Stars|11870085|The Fault in Our Stars|John Green|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1360206420s/11870085.jpg|16827462]. Possibly several times, including two different audiobooks. Warning: Only attempt this if you're a glutton for pain.
2. Start this book.
3. Pause to look up Esther's Youtube account. Find related videos re: Esther by John Green.
4. Cry at work where you're not allowed to be reading anyway.
Optional 5. Have your own amazing group of online friends. Project heavily onto this group of friends.
Seriously, there was snot. There was whimpering. Though this, blessedly, was in my car at lunch where no one could hear me.
I finished the book with my back to my desk and the rest of the room. So much snot.
I'm not a Nerdfighter. I think I'm too old to even be considered. I am a fan of Nerdfighters, though. I'm a fan of John Green the author, and an occasional vlogbrothers watcher.
I kind of love them even harder after this.
And what's interesting is, the parts that Esther herself wrote didn't make me cry. Esther was fantastic. So alive, so bubbly. Even at her worst moments, so thoughtful, so intelligent. It's heart breaking, losing her.
Her friends and family, however. I blame all of you for the snot and you should be ashamed of yourselves for making me a blubbery ball of tears. Shame!
Seriously, this is lovely. Very sweet and very lovely.
1. Read [b:The Fault in Our Stars|11870085|The Fault in Our Stars|John Green|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1360206420s/11870085.jpg|16827462]. Possibly several times, including two different audiobooks. Warning: Only attempt this if you're a glutton for pain.
2. Start this book.
3. Pause to look up Esther's Youtube account. Find related videos re: Esther by John Green.
4. Cry at work where you're not allowed to be reading anyway.
Optional 5. Have your own amazing group of online friends. Project heavily onto this group of friends.
Seriously, there was snot. There was whimpering. Though this, blessedly, was in my car at lunch where no one could hear me.
I finished the book with my back to my desk and the rest of the room. So much snot.
I'm not a Nerdfighter. I think I'm too old to even be considered. I am a fan of Nerdfighters, though. I'm a fan of John Green the author, and an occasional vlogbrothers watcher.
I kind of love them even harder after this.
And what's interesting is, the parts that Esther herself wrote didn't make me cry. Esther was fantastic. So alive, so bubbly. Even at her worst moments, so thoughtful, so intelligent. It's heart breaking, losing her.
Her friends and family, however. I blame all of you for the snot and you should be ashamed of yourselves for making me a blubbery ball of tears. Shame!
Seriously, this is lovely. Very sweet and very lovely.
kaileesee's review
5.0
AMAZING BOOK! Just recieved my This Star Won't Go Out bracelet in the mail with all proceeds going to childhood cancer research. Rest in Awesome, Esther!
jessmgrant's review
4.0
Very, very lovely. I havent had a book made me cry in a while. And now, all I want to do is write. Thank you, Esther
melmoonchild's review against another edition
5.0
It took me quite a while to get through this book, almost a year to be more precise. The reason for that is that I knew that inevitably Esther would die, and I wasn't quite ready to read that, so I kept putting it off.
I feel like I truly got to know Esther through her writing, and I am amazed by how good a writer she was at the young age of 13, and by how much and how deeply she seemed to love everyone around her.
I feel like I truly got to know Esther through her writing, and I am amazed by how good a writer she was at the young age of 13, and by how much and how deeply she seemed to love everyone around her.
kelmcfly's review
5.0
Such a beautiful book. I am so glad that I read it. This star won't ever go out. Rest in Awesome, Esther. DFTBA!
catcervone's review
5.0
I flew through this book in a day. I’m not sure what I was expecting from it, but this book exceeded all expectations. It made me laugh, it made me cry (several times), but most of all, I feel as if I’m a better person who can love more deeply because now I know her story, so much more than I did before. I only hope that I can approach love and life as passionately as Esther did. DFTBA
mischief_in_the_library's review
I've decided this isn't a book I can give a star rating to. It's not a 5-star, because it's not like the best book I've ever read, it's not got a poetic writing style you want to quote passages from, but it's not less than a 5-star, because it's a tribute that is as much for the authors as it is for Esther. It's a great idea, and it was lovely getting to know Esther, even if she'll never know me, and it makes you think, about life and giving and love. I especially liked the drawings :)