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hannahnana73's review against another edition
4.0
Rating 3.5 stars - wayyy overhyped. the rating only reached 3.5 coz of anna
justine_freis's review against another edition
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
5.0
bemie_'s review against another edition
challenging
emotional
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
nemiya's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.75
becca_themoodreader's review against another edition
2.0
This will be a spoiler free review!
13 year old me was that girl, yes the annoying one, who fangirled over this book like I was a sociopath and could quote every single word in this book from back to front without a stutter or pause. Then when the movie came out I watch it a billion times and could cry everytime a certain someone died repeating "Okay? Okay." like I was deranged. So imagine me finding the book I love with my whole heart 6 years later, of course I had to reread it. And boy has my reading taste changed drastically. I was contemplating giving this 1 star because I just absolutely hate this book but because it was a gem to preteen me, it deserved another star.
Honestly, I regret rereading this book because my god sent image of it has been tainted but I just had to. This book is a mess. A big mess. From its unrealistic portrayal of the main character's love interest to the dialogue being so remarkably farfetched, I couldn't even finish the book. Without spoiling the book although I'm 60% positive most of the world has read this book, all I will say is this: read this book if you like unrelatable characters and completely idealistic storylines and/or you're a 13 and under girl who has false ideas of what romance and true love is supposed to be like.
This book is perfect as a quick read if I must say though.
13 year old me was that girl, yes the annoying one, who fangirled over this book like I was a sociopath and could quote every single word in this book from back to front without a stutter or pause. Then when the movie came out I watch it a billion times and could cry everytime a certain someone died repeating "Okay? Okay." like I was deranged. So imagine me finding the book I love with my whole heart 6 years later, of course I had to reread it. And boy has my reading taste changed drastically. I was contemplating giving this 1 star because I just absolutely hate this book but because it was a gem to preteen me, it deserved another star.
Honestly, I regret rereading this book because my god sent image of it has been tainted but I just had to. This book is a mess. A big mess. From its unrealistic portrayal of the main character's love interest to the dialogue being so remarkably farfetched, I couldn't even finish the book. Without spoiling the book although I'm 60% positive most of the world has read this book, all I will say is this: read this book if you like unrelatable characters and completely idealistic storylines and/or you're a 13 and under girl who has false ideas of what romance and true love is supposed to be like.
This book is perfect as a quick read if I must say though.
ingo_lembcke's review against another edition
5.0
tl;dr-version of the review: Life sucks and then you die!
Christmas 2014 and I thought I could read something more significant as usual, like something deep.
This has been made into the movie and the Blu-ray is waiting to be seen in my cupboard, which I plan to do before the end of this year after reading the book.
Due to a good deal and because I wanted to try it, I bought the book both in the ebook-Kindle-version and in audio-version, hoping Whispersync will work good.
First surprise, Whispersync does not work between iTunes and Kindle. Ok, not totally unexpected.
Actually while the books could certainly be described as deep, it is also kind of uplifting and funny, despite the gloom matter.
Did not make it, took a break from reading the book and so did not see the film (added January 03d, 2015).
Five books, then I pulled myself together and finished it.
Actually the surprise was, everyone dies (no, this is no spoiler, you knew that right from the beginning, life it is, not the book).
A few twists and a book-story within the book.
So, funny little book, which might make some people cry, due to the subject matter, but actually: so what? That's life for you, only for some the time period till dying is shorter and more painful.
If you like this, I suggest reading [b:Fight Club|5759|Fight Club|Chuck Palahniuk|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1357128997s/5759.jpg|68729], these books are very similar, especially when you consider the underlying themes and not the obvious surface.
Solid 5star, I hope the Movie is as good. Highly recommended.
Christmas 2014 and I thought I could read something more significant as usual, like something deep.
This has been made into the movie and the Blu-ray is waiting to be seen in my cupboard, which I plan to do before the end of this year after reading the book.
Due to a good deal and because I wanted to try it, I bought the book both in the ebook-Kindle-version and in audio-version, hoping Whispersync will work good.
First surprise, Whispersync does not work between iTunes and Kindle. Ok, not totally unexpected.
Actually while the books could certainly be described as deep, it is also kind of uplifting and funny, despite the gloom matter.
Did not make it, took a break from reading the book and so did not see the film (added January 03d, 2015).
Five books, then I pulled myself together and finished it.
Actually the surprise was, everyone dies (no, this is no spoiler, you knew that right from the beginning, life it is, not the book).
A few twists and a book-story within the book.
So, funny little book, which might make some people cry, due to the subject matter, but actually: so what? That's life for you, only for some the time period till dying is shorter and more painful.
If you like this, I suggest reading [b:Fight Club|5759|Fight Club|Chuck Palahniuk|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1357128997s/5759.jpg|68729], these books are very similar, especially when you consider the underlying themes and not the obvious surface.
Solid 5star, I hope the Movie is as good. Highly recommended.
strawbee's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.5
rachd24's review against another edition
4.0
4.5/5 Read. I had super high expectations for this book, and while it was a very good read, it felt like the hype was just too much for the story to live up to.
Full review: http://confessionsofabookgeek.wordpress.com/2014/02/15/the-fault-in-our-stars/
Full review: http://confessionsofabookgeek.wordpress.com/2014/02/15/the-fault-in-our-stars/