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emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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:
Complicated
ספר מדהים, עצוב ומרגש ומלא תקווה
אומנם לא בכיתי בסוף אבל לגמרי בכיתי מבפנים הרבה פעמים
מאוד אהבתי את הדמויות והתחברתי אליהן בהרבה דרכים גם בלי הקטע של הסרטן וגסיסה, תודה לאל
אומנם לא בכיתי בסוף אבל לגמרי בכיתי מבפנים הרבה פעמים
מאוד אהבתי את הדמויות והתחברתי אליהן בהרבה דרכים גם בלי הקטע של הסרטן וגסיסה, תודה לאל
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Grief
Moderate: Child death, Vomit
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
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:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Terminal illness
Moderate: Child death, Vomit, Grief
Minor: Alcoholism, Sexual content, Alcohol
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
okay, so, i’ve read this book before. this is probably my 2nd or 3rd time reading it. god, where can i start. i like these cheesy YA books, but also, who cares if they’re cheesy? i still cried!!! i guess that means it was impactful, right? my only critique for this book (and greens writing in general) is the advanced vocabulary for the age group. listen, i’m almost in my 20s… a lot of teens do not use a lot of these words and i am quite good at reading comprehension but thank god i read this on kindle and could see what some of the words were/how they were pronounced. so yeah.. -.5 for that. but overall a good book, especially if i keep coming back to it
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Alcohol
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Death
Minor: Vomit
challenging
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Death, Grief, Alcohol
Moderate: Excrement, Vomit, Medical content
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book was simply perfect in every aspect. It was emotional and deep yet also humorous and youthful. The romance was quite literally to do for, and the characters are extremely well drafted. I just keep thinking how much I need an Augustus Waters in my life. Overall, it is well written and extremely moving- definitely one of my new favorites.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Death
Moderate: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Sexual content, Vomit, Medical content, Grief
emotional
funny
lighthearted
sad
fast-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief
emotional
hopeful
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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief
Minor: Alcoholism, Cursing, Sexual content, Vomit, Alcohol
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer
Moderate: Death
Minor: Vomit
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
It took me a long time to actually sit down and finish this book because of all the hype it was getting. But anyway. When I finally picked up the book to read it wasn't THAT bad, but it wasn't as good either. It was digestible and an easy read. But the emotions didn't deliver.
I did not feel as connected to the characters as I hoped I would. Hazel and Augustus were pretty good representations of angsty teenagers with a twinge of 'I know I'm going to die soon', and their odd personalities sort of made the book appealing. However, I would say that the romance between them felt very dissimulating. Augustus was cute, as were the things he said to Hazel and the things he wrote about her too. But it was too... fleeting?
Many people said they were moved/cried, but I couldn't feel those emotions. It was sort of predictable, the ending.
That being said, John Green's storytelling and writing skills are quite enthralling, and reading it made me want to be just as knowledgeable in using sophisticated words such as in the book.
The metaphors Augustus used to describe things and the thought process of Hazel and Van Houten's "drunk wisdom" were eye-openers to some things around me.Phrases like "The universe just wants to be noticed" and "Some infinities are bigger than other infinities" really put a lot of things about life into perspective.
Overall, it's a good enough book, readable, digestible and thought-provoking too, with a hint of cliche, cheesy and cute teenage romance.
I did not feel as connected to the characters as I hoped I would. Hazel and Augustus were pretty good representations of angsty teenagers with a twinge of 'I know I'm going to die soon', and their odd personalities sort of made the book appealing. However, I would say that the romance between them felt very dissimulating. Augustus was cute, as were the things he said to Hazel and the things he wrote about her too. But it was too... fleeting?
Many people said they were moved/cried, but I couldn't feel those emotions. It was sort of predictable, the ending.
That being said, John Green's storytelling and writing skills are quite enthralling, and reading it made me want to be just as knowledgeable in using sophisticated words such as in the book.
The metaphors Augustus used to describe things and the thought process of Hazel and Van Houten's "drunk wisdom" were eye-openers to some things around me.
Overall, it's a good enough book, readable, digestible and thought-provoking too, with a hint of cliche, cheesy and cute teenage romance.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer
Moderate: Terminal illness
Minor: Vomit