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3.99 AVERAGE
3.99 AVERAGE
After seeing the film several times, and visiting Amsterdam recently, I decided to reread this book. I had almost forgotten how brilliantly written this book is. Sadly the movie couldn't possibly capture the dialogue, poerty quotations, or narration of the book.
challenging
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
John Green is a competent writer, but the introduction to this book made me realize that he often can only really write one type of story.
I found that often times the book came off as very pretentious, and trying to be "deep" where no depth can be found.
I found the callousness, and sometimes downright cruelty, of the main character towards others (including family trying to help and her own support group leader, who had a seriously traumatic medical complication from his own battle with cancer), to make her incredibly unlikeable. This wouldn't even be an issue, considering she is a teenager and going through a terrible condition, but the response of the narrative is more the issue.
It seems that the characters around her and the book itself simply holds none of these behaviors accountable, and there's almost never any meaningful consequences.
While I had issues with the story itself and how "trying to be deep" I found it, the writing itself is very good.
Characters do feel real in isolation from the main character, and the descriptions and prose make it an easy and enjoyable read. I wanted to give the review a 3 for the writing skill alone, but the lack of depth and how superficial the entire story felt wouldn't allow me to go above a 2.75.
I found that often times the book came off as very pretentious, and trying to be "deep" where no depth can be found.
I found the callousness, and sometimes downright cruelty, of the main character towards others (including family trying to help and her own support group leader, who had a seriously traumatic medical complication from his own battle with cancer), to make her incredibly unlikeable. This wouldn't even be an issue, considering she is a teenager and going through a terrible condition, but the response of the narrative is more the issue.
It seems that the characters around her and the book itself simply holds none of these behaviors accountable, and there's almost never any meaningful consequences.
While I had issues with the story itself and how "trying to be deep" I found it, the writing itself is very good.
Characters do feel real in isolation from the main character, and the descriptions and prose make it an easy and enjoyable read. I wanted to give the review a 3 for the writing skill alone, but the lack of depth and how superficial the entire story felt wouldn't allow me to go above a 2.75.
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-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
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
i don’t care i just don’t care about any single flaw this book has, this is a magnificent piece of literature.
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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
One of the best novels I've read in a long time. The characters are insanely well thought out and the subject matter is so straightforward. John Green really knows what he's doing and really knows how to get a persons mind thinking. He also knows how to make a reader laugh, smile, cry, or think. There's so many emotions coming out of one book, it was hard to put it down at one point/ I ended up having to go somewhere, got in the car with the book, read it on the way there, stayed in the car while there, was still reading it while leaving, and finished it just before getting back home. It was one of those books where you end it and just sit there and think. Part of me wanted more but another part of me was greatly satisfied. Kudos, John Green.
this book… i’m not ok! it was so incredibly good UGH goodbye i’m so sick. no book will ever make me feel like this i’m abt to watch the movie Help. i just. Why. I hate John Green. I hate him!!!! anyway. I’m gonna watch the movie now!
2.5 stars
John Green just doesn’t do it for me.
The Fault In Our Stars wasn’t terrible. I liked most of the characters. The problem is that like is about as strong of a word I felt towards this book as a whole.
Going in, I knew The Fault In Our Stars has received boatloads of hype over the past couple of years. I was told this book was guaranteed to make me laugh, cry, and fall over myself with emotion. Even hearing this, my expectations weren’t very high because I knew I wasn’t a huge John Green fan.
When thinking about everything, the problem is that I’m more attached to the character’s stories than the characters themselves. Hazel and Augustus came off as a little bit pretentious to me, but I liked them nonetheless. (The one thing I loved about this book was Isaac)
Nothing about the way the plot progressed really stood out to me, and maybe I’m slow, but what was the purpose of Peter Van Houten and his plotline?
Over all, I didn’t find this at all humorous, and I was really shocked that I didn’t cry. (I’m the biggest book crier out there, so that said something about my feelings towards this book.)
Feel free to call me heartless, but John Green’s writing doesn’t click with me. I can appreciate that Green wrote a book about kids with terminal illnesses, but that doesn’t mean I have to love every word of it.
John Green just doesn’t do it for me.
The Fault In Our Stars wasn’t terrible. I liked most of the characters. The problem is that like is about as strong of a word I felt towards this book as a whole.
Going in, I knew The Fault In Our Stars has received boatloads of hype over the past couple of years. I was told this book was guaranteed to make me laugh, cry, and fall over myself with emotion. Even hearing this, my expectations weren’t very high because I knew I wasn’t a huge John Green fan.
When thinking about everything, the problem is that I’m more attached to the character’s stories than the characters themselves. Hazel and Augustus came off as a little bit pretentious to me, but I liked them nonetheless. (The one thing I loved about this book was Isaac)
Nothing about the way the plot progressed really stood out to me, and maybe I’m slow, but what was the purpose of Peter Van Houten and his plotline?
Over all, I didn’t find this at all humorous, and I was really shocked that I didn’t cry. (I’m the biggest book crier out there, so that said something about my feelings towards this book.)
Feel free to call me heartless, but John Green’s writing doesn’t click with me. I can appreciate that Green wrote a book about kids with terminal illnesses, but that doesn’t mean I have to love every word of it.
dark
funny
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A